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BUSINESS....................25 Scottsdale business thrives on selfies.
ARTS................................ 29 Special Arabian horse show is back.
FOOD.................... ..........32 Scottsdale bar all about Da Bears.
NEIGHBORS.......................................... 24 BUSINESS................................................25 OPINION................................................. 28 ARTS......................................................... 29 FOOD........................................................ 32 CLASSIFIEDS........................................ 35
Sunday, September 12, 2021
COVID-19 impacts SUSD student achievement scores BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer
S
cottsdale Unified School District students scored higher on their standardized test results this year than their counterparts statewide. The district’s results this year were slightly lower than 2019 – the last time the test was taken – but state education officials caution
Apartment plans fuel Scottsdale’s growth debate
against comparing this year’s numbers with past scores because of the impact COVID-19 has had on education. “COVID-19 significantly impacted students and families, and scores reflect the challenging learning environments many students faced,” the Arizona Department of Education said. Of the SUSD students who took the test, 55 percent showed proficiency in – or “passed” –
English Language Arts and 52 percent scored proficiency in math. That’s compared to 38 percent and 31 percent respectively state-wide. Proficiency is further broken down in the test data into four categories, ranging from minimally proficient to highly proficient. Of SUSD students who tested, 19 percent showed
Art on the move
see MERIT page 8
BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer
D
espite outcry from some city residents, development projects with approximately 835 apartment units are under immediate consideration by Scottsdale city officials. The controversial Greenbelt 88 project, which proposes 278 apartments and 25,000 square feet of retail space where the aging Lucky Plaza shopping center currently stands near the intersection of Hayden and Osborn roads was approved by the
see MULTIFAMILY page 10
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