The agonizingly slow trajectory of Oregon students’ academic recovery from pandemic disruptions continued for a third straight year in 2024, dashing hopes that the state’s students would finally begin to show substantial rebounds in their math and English skills. The results, based on tests given last spring and released Thursday by the Oregon Department of Education, show the merest upticks in math for elementary and middle school students and a dispiriting regression in reading and writing for the third straight year. “This isn’t normal,” said Charlene Williams, who is in her second year at the helm of the state Department of Education. “This is not where we want to be by any stretch of the imagination.” Head over to schools.oregonlive.com or use the link in our bio to check out the scores for specific schools. #education #oregoneducation #oregondepartmentofeducation #standardizedtestscores #testscores #theoregonian