Editorial: Reading decline jeopardizes future AP proficiency

Editorial: Reading decline jeopardizes future AP proficiency

Earlier this week, Gov. Maura Healey disclosed that Massachusetts students achieved the nation’s highest AP exam scores last year, setting a record for graduates scoring 3 or higher. The 35.8% of students graduating from public high schools who achieved a score of 3 or higher on a scale of 5 represented the highest rate ever recorded nationwide. But it’s a standard of excellence Massachusetts can no longer guarantee. Massachusetts also ranked th…