Reading and Math scores plunge

Kids' reading, math skills are worsening, new test scores reveal. What's going on?
New national test scores show a bleak picture of American education in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fourth and eighth graders' literacy skills dipped – once again – on the U.S. Department of Education's National Assessment of Educational Progress,
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.
Oregon math, reading achievement among the nation’s worst, new scores show
New federal test results show the state’s middle and elementary students still lag far behind in reading and math.
California Still Lags Behind Pre-Pandemic Reading and Math Scores on National Assessment
Only 31% of California’s fourth-graders scored Proficient or Advanced, compared with 32% nationally, on the National Assessment for Educational Progress.
Math up, reading down: NC 4th and 8th-grade students see mixed test results amid national struggles
Math performance has slightly rebounded since the COVID-19 virus closed schools but reading performance hasn't, according to new National Assessment of Educational Progress data released Wednesday.
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.
Florida reading, math scores fall to lowest mark in more than 20 years on nation’s report card
The state’s 8th-grade reading score was below the national average for the first time since 2015, and its 8th-grade math ...
Only a third of NYC 4th graders deemed ‘proficient’ in math as Big Apple students lag behind state, national averages
The abysmal results reported in the national exam officially known as the National Assessment of Educational Progress came to ...
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 ...
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 ...
Nationwide, student test scores are ‘not good.’ But the data shows ‘a different pattern for San Diego.’
The release of scores from last year’s National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the “Nation’s Report Card,” is ...
Virginia’s elementary and middle schoolers making little or no progress in reading or math, based on new test data
Virginia’s elementary and middle schoolers are making little-to-no progress in reading and math as many are still recovering in the aftermath of the pandemic.
NAEP results: TN students buck grim national trends, but Memphis opts out of assessment
Tennessee bet big on tutoring and summer learning programs after the pandemic. However, MSCS has opted out of a separate NAEP ...