State test results underscore gaps between remote, in-person learners at LPS

As a whole, LPS students' proficiencies in English and math were above the state average, according to scores released Monday. But remote learners fared worse than their in-person peers.

ZACH HAMMACK Lincoln Journal Star

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Fourth graders Rand Said (left) and Jaida Northup fill in math formulas on a white board Friday at Kahoa Elementary School. State test scores released Monday highlight wide gaps between students who learned remotely last year and their in-person classmates, including at Kahoa.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

Kahoa Elementary, 12.3 — Fourth graders Rand Said (left) and Jaida Northup fill in math formulas on a white board Friday at Kahoa Elementary School. State test scores released Monday highlight wide gaps between students who learned remotely last year and their in-person classmates, including at Kahoa.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

Fourth grader Marquavious Irving writes down a math formula Friday at Kahoa Elementary School.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

Fourth graders Ella Wiltshire (left) and Nalah Harvey work on math calculations Dec. 3 at Kahoa Elementary School.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo

Emily Schmidt teaches a fourth-grade class on Dec. 3 at Kahoa Elementary School.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo

Contact the writer at zhammack@journalstar.com or 402-473-7225. On Twitter @zach_hammack

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State test results underscore gaps between remote, in-person learners at LPS

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