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U.S. high schooler reading, math scores lowest level in years
Only 22% of high school seniors are proficient in math, and 31% of eighth graders meet science proficiency, highlighting widening achievement gaps despite increased education spending.
- American eighth graders have recorded their lowest science scores since 2009, as indicated by the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress results released on Tuesday.
- Thirty-Eight percent of students scored below NAEP Basic, marking a five percentage point increase since 2019, the highest share since 2009.
- Education Secretary Linda McMahon stated that the results 'confirm a devastating trend' and suggest that federal spending has not improved education.
- The results show that gaps between high and low performing students have widened, with more scoring below the basic level.
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Few things are more important than the education of our young people. That’s why, when the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released the Nation’s Report Card earlier this week, I became concerned. Average scores among 8th and 12th grade students were lower across all three primary assessments — science, math, and reading. For example, only 22% of 12th graders were proficient at their level of mathematics and 35% were proficien…
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right10Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Right
Bias Distribution
- 43% of the sources lean Right
43% Right
L 22%
C 35%
R 43%
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