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How important are test scores for measuring school success?

The Nation's Report Card shows average reading scores for 13-year-olds down 4 points from 2020 and math scores down 9 points. But months before releasing this data, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona warned against taking test scores at face value. Chase Nordengren, a K-12 education researcher, joined CBS News to discuss alternatives to test scores as a measure of school performance.
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