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Test after test of U.S. students’ reading and math abilities have shown scores declining since the pandemic. Now, new results show that it’s not just children whose skills have fallen over the past ...

Students nearing high school graduation scored lower than ever in national math and reading tests in 2024, according to an assessment known as the Nation's Report Card. Students have not recovered ...

Newly released data from a crucial national test revealed historically low scores in two major subjects for 12th graders across the country, further emphasizing that U.S. students have struggled to ...

While Pennsylvania students remain slightly above the national average for reading and math scores, the latest results of a test known as the nation’s report card underline the ongoing aftershocks of ...

Experts suggest the COVID-19 pandemic, technology and chronic absenteeism are potential factors in the decline. The U.S. Education secretary called the results "devastating" and a justification for ...

Michigan reflected a nationwide trend when it saw student test scores decline for fourth- and eighth-graders in reading and for eighth-graders in math between 2022 and 2024, according to national test ...

Fourth and eighth graders in Tennessee's public schools showed growth and outperformed their national peers in reading and math in the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress. The results, ...

Almost five years have passed since COVID-19 first disrupted America's schools, and new data, known as the Nation's Report Card, offers cause for hope — and concern. The good news: In math, many ...