Statewide student report card data spells out area struggles 

SPRINGFIELD — The results are in, and there’s room for improvement. 

The Oregon Department of Education released its summative assessment data this month. The data gauges students’ education levels across three core areas: English and Language Arts (ELA), Math, and Science. 

If a student is proficient for their grade level in one of those areas, they would have scored a 3 or 4 on the state summative test. According to the data, proficiency among students…