The Virginia Department of Education has announced that they are raising the minimum passing scores for the math and reading SOL tests.

Many school divisions have been discussing this recent change during the school board meetings. The VDOE said raising the scores will help close the achievement gap when comparing Virginia to other states.

During the Danville School Board meeting on Thursday night, Chief Academic Officer Dr. Takiwi Milton-Babalola explained to the board what the SOL test scores would look like.

According to the VDOE, SOL scores range from 0-600. The VDOE's current threshold is 400 to be considered proficient in a subject like math, reading, history, and science. However, after new math and reading curricula were updated and improved over the last two years, Governor Glenn Youngkin felt it was time to update the scores as well.

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