MCA results: 'One data point' won't deter rural educators

Rural schools in Carlton County showed marginal progress in the results of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments released by the state Education Department last week.

Students mostly eclipsed statewide averages at the Barnum and Cromwell-Wright districts, but, overall, the drop in scores since Covid-19 in 2020 was still evidenced with some lackluster performances in reading and math — the two subjects that are the primary focus of the tests.

To better understand the proficiencies of rural-most students and the recovery arc since the pandemic, the Pine Knot reached out to several educators an...