WCHS – An annual report showing tracking state trends in child well-being recently ranked West Virginia 48th in education.
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The Kids Count Data Book released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation showed rates of absenteeism and proficiencies in reading and math lower than the national average.
“The data book this year really dove into education. So, what’s the impact, the continuing impact from the pandemic on child learning?” Kelly Allen with the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy said. “We’re seeing sustaining impacts across the country but it looked a little bit about how poverty, how chronic absenteeism, how traumatic experiences play into educational outcomes. West Virginia does have higher than the nation rates in those areas.”
