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Ohio Department of Education and Workforce summarizes 2024–25 state report card: literacy, math, absenteeism, readiness
Summary
The Department of Education and Workforce presented key findings from the 2024–25 Ohio state report cards, highlighting four themes—literacy, math, chronic absenteeism and a new college/career/workforce/military readiness measure—and answered lawmakers’ questions about implementation and next steps.
Doctor Chris Woollard, chief integration officer at the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, told the House Education Committee that the 2024–25 state report cards show mixed results across the state and outlined four priority themes: literacy, math, student wellness (chronic absenteeism) and workforce readiness. "Only about 60% of students statewide are proficient in English language arts, and only about 55% are proficient in math," Woollard said, summarizing statewide proficiency rates reported by the department.
Woollard said the department’s performance index—a metric that captures five performance levels—rose slightly in English language arts even as proficiency dipped, which the department reads as higher‑performing students continuing to improve. He also emphasized that chronic absenteeism remains a major…
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