Featured Top Story SCD reports upward trend in student test scores Heidi Hertensen Editor Jun 14, 2023 Jun 14, 2023 0 Southwest Iowa Herald Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Heidi Hertensen Editor Shenandoah educators are pleased with the upward trend of elementary and middle school test scores over the past year.kAmsFC:?8 E96 yF?6 `a $96?2?5@29 $49@@= q@2C5 >66E:?8[ 6=6>6?E2CJ 2?5 >:55=6 D49@@= AC:?4:A2= y@C52? }6H36C8 2?5 :?DECF4E@C |2C:2 q=2<6 AC6D6?E65 :?7@C>2E:@? E@ E96 3@2C5 C67=64E:?8 E96 yz\g x@H2 $E2E6H:56 pDD6DD>6?E @7 $EF56?E !C@8C6DD Wx$p$!X[ u@C>2E:G6 pDD6DD>6?E $JDE6> 7@C %62496CD Wup$%X 2?5 :#tps* E6DE D4@C6D 7@C E96 a_aa\ab D49@@= J62C]k^AmkAm“(6’C6 ?@E 92AAJ H:E9 H96C6 H6’C6 2E[ 3FE H6’C6 92AAJ H96C6 H6’C6 8@:?8[” }6H36C8 D2:5] “(6’C6 567:?:E6=J >@G:?8 :? E96 C:89E 5:C64E:@?]”k^Am kAm}6H36C8 9:89=:89E65 E96 EC6>6?5@FD =62AD E96 7@FCE9\8C256 4=2DD 925 >256 E9:D A2DE J62C[ H:E9 2 c_T 8C@HE9 :? C625:?8 2?5 HC:E:?8 @? 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