Proficiency Confusion: Making Sense of Student Math and Reading Scores (Recording)

If you work in education—or have kids in school—you’ve probably heard about your state’s student “proficiency” levels. But what does proficiency in reading or math actually look like?

The reality is far from transparent: whether a student is proficient in math and reading can depend less on what they know than where they live, and may not directly map to the skills needed to succeed in future careers.

Join Bellwether for a conversation about what proficiency actually means for students’ future success, drawing on our forthcoming report that explores this topic using Lexile and Quantile Frameworks. You’ll hear from Dr. Katie Jenner, Melody Schopp of MetaMetrics, Inc., lawyer and parent education advocate Todd Truitt, and Bellwether’s Andrew Rotherham.

Watch the recording