High schoolers’ reading and math scores dropped to the lowest level in decades, along with declines in science scores from eighth graders, according to the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP),

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Eighth grade students also lost significant ground in science skills, according to the results from the National Assessment of Education Progress.

In National Assessment of Educational Progress tests administered in early 2024, high school seniors posted historically low math and reading scores.

Includes updates and/or revisions. The influence of a federal report calling for a more orderly approach to teaching mathematics in the early grades will hinge largely on whether its message is accepted by the nation’s diverse and often fiercely divided ...

Average performance in both subjects has fallen to the lowest levels in nearly 20 years, with nearly half of seniors scoring below basic in math.