Reading and Math scores plunge

Kids' reading, math skills are worsening, new test scores reveal. What's going on?
The nation's young people scored an average 5 points lower in reading than kids who tested before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, from 220 to 215 for fourth graders and from 263 to 258 for eighth graders.
National test scores show Texas students still lag in math and reading
Texas students' overall math scores dropped from 2022. But English learners and fourth-grade Black students did better than their peers elsewhere.
US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
New results from a national exam find that America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math.
Nation's report card: US children fall behind in reading, plateau in math
New results from a national exam find that America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘Heartbreaking’ test score shows US children falling behind on reading, math — here’s why some Republicans are blaming Biden
America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of an exam known as the nation’s report card.
Post-pandemic nose-dive: Why student test scores are raising alarms among parents and teachers
Kids now don't have the joy for reading they once did, and teachers have changed the way they teach writing in the digital ...
‘Serious work to be accomplished’: Duval County schools’ national test scores decline in all areas
Duval County Public Schools students’ test scores are declining in four key areas tested by the National Assessment of ...
What to know about Wisconsin's change in state test scores and the GOP push to restore previous benchmarks
Jill Underly, who is running for re-election, overhauled the state's standardized testing benchmarks and renamed the levels ...
Students aren’t recovering from covid. Test scores are getting worse.
Takeaways from new federal data on student math and reading achievement detail the long and damaging road back from the ...
California students’ test scores show slow recovery from pandemic-era learning losses
Testing data released Wednesday reveals that, overall, students across the country have not recouped pandemic learning loss ...
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How Louisiana achieved 'historic progress' in reading, outranking other states on national test
For the second time, Louisiana’s 4th graders led the nation in reading growth on the NAEP exam, a test given every two years ...
Colorado students’ NAEP test scores mostly stable, as gap between low and high performers widens
Test administrators determined that none of Colorado’s average score results represented a significant change from average ...
Nebraska school test scores mostly on track, some slightly below national average
Nebraska students match up with other states on the most recent national math and reading tests, but the report card changes ...
Nebraska students' test scores show continued decline in reading proficiency
The latest test score data shows a continued decline in reading proficiency among Nebraska students post-pandemic, mirroring ...
Colorado students outperform national test results, but still struggle
Colorado students saw slight improvements in mathematics and reading scores in 2024, according to the results of the 2024 ...