June 30, 2022 7:18 pm
Dismal reading scores still plague Jefferson County as the district prepares for a public sector takeover
Just over half of Florida’s third-graders passed the latest reading assessment. But the Jefferson County School District remains at the bottom for reading proficiently in the state for the second year in a row. These scores come as the district’s charter school operator prepares to hand oversight of the district back to local officials at the end of June.