More than half of Minnesota students fail to meet testing standards 

(St. Paul, MN) -- More than half of Minnesota students are failing to meet the grade-level standards in math, reading, and science.

That's according to the 2023 Statewide Assessment and Accountability Data released by The Department of Education.  

The report shows that 60-point-eight percent of students failed to meet standards in science.

While, over half of the students did not meet reading standards and 54-point-five percent did not meet math standards.

Officials say students, families, educators still need support to recover from the pandemic school closures.