Nation’s Report Card spurs calls for change as reading and math scores circle the drain

Years after the pandemic, the lowest-performing students are still significantly behind

New scores from the Nation's Report Card test reveal continued declines for already struggling students.

US students falling further behind in reading: Nation’s Report Card

The decline is “clearly a reflection of the education bureaucracy continuing to focus on woke policies rather than helping students learn.”

US test scores remain below pre-Covid, performance gap widens

Read: 2 minUS student test scores in reading and math remain below pre-pandemic levels as a worrying gap continues to widen between high and low performers, officials said Wednesday.The biennial tests of American fourth and eighth graders — correlating roughly to ages nine and 13, respectively — showed improvements in 2024 for some students, but a steady decline for the lowest 10 per cent.“The most concerning pattern within our distribution is f…

U.S. Report Card Shows Continued Learning Losses Since Pandemic

The results showed that one-third of eighth grade students scored below "basic" in reading, the worst scoring in the history of the test.

American kids' worsening reading skills signal continued fallout from school closures

The National Assessment of Educational Progress — the largest continuing and nationally representative assessment of American students' knowledge and capability in math, reading, science, and writing — released its 2024 assessment, also called the "Nation's Report Card," on Wednesday. The results we...

U.S. Students Post Lowest Reading Scores in Decades

Absenteeism, ineffective reading curriculums, and lack of support for teachers contribute to the dismal scores.