Reading and writing worsens in Australian schools as one in three students fail to meet Naplan benchmarks
by Caitlin Cassidy from World news | The Guardian on (#77F0C)
Education minister Jason Clare says the results showed real challenges' but numeracy scores were heartening
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Reading and writing scores are going backwards for almost every age group in Australia's national standardised school tests, with one in three students still failing to meet Naplan benchmarks.
This year's tests were taken in March by 1.2 million students across years 3, 5, 7 and 9 to measure literacy and numeracy proficiency, with results released on Wednesday by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (Acara).
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