Nashua, New Hampshire students struggle in Math and Science
NASHUA – Fewer than half of New Hampshire high school students are considered proficient in math and science – and the percentage rated proficient in English and language arts is also down compared to last year. “We want to follow our students’ progress in order to help support schools in designing strong instructional practices to advance student learning outcomes,” New Hampshire Department of Education Instructional Support Administrator Julie Couch said of Friday with the release of the agency’s statistics. “These results show that our current system is working for some students, but not all. We need to keep working to find paths to bright futures for all New Hampshire students,” Couch added. The assessment results released on Friday showed that in the 2018-19 academic year, 43% of New Hampshire high school juniors tested as proficient in math, while 45% of eighth-graders were ranked proficient. In science, 41% of juniors earned proficiency, along with another 39% of eigh