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How are New York State students performing in math and ELA?

By Evan Dawson,

Published September 26, 2024 at 2:19 PM EDT

Two smiling women sit in front of microphones at a table in a radio talk studio: the woman at left has dark hair and is wearing a yellow short-sleeved shirt with white polka dots; the woman at right has shoulder-length blonde hair and is wearing a beige plaid blazer over a white t-shirt. — LaShana Boose and Ashara Baker on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, September 26, 2024

A new report from the National Parents Union highlights disparities in student achievement in math and ELA across five New York districts.

How do students in the Rochester area fare? We discuss the data and the union's recommendations.

Our guests:

Ashara Baker, parent and New York State director at the National Parents Union
LaShana Boose, Rochester parent

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Evan Dawson

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.

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Megan Mack

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Julie Williams

Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.

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