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Reading gains in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana are often touted, but don’t show full picture of literacy

Despite decades of legislation meant to boost children’s reading levels, literacy scores have remained relatively stagnant across the U.S. over the past 30 years.

The Conversation

New reading textbooks, same problem: Why children’s reading scores in the US aren’t rising

Recently, I worked with a group of elementary teachers in Iowa to select new reading textbooks and software. They wanted new materials to improve their district’s stagnant reading scores.

The Conversation

“Are You Smarter Than The Average U.S. Student?”: These 27 Questions Will Show

Welcome to the Nation’s Report Card Challenge! 🎓 This isn’t just any quiz – it’s your chance to see how you’d score compared to students across the U.S. Often called NAEP, it is the official assessment of student performance in the United States.

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‘These results are sobering’: US high school seniors’ reading and math scores plummet

Educators worry about absenteeism and smartphones as NAEP report shows scores at lowest levels in two decades

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US high school students lose ground in math and reading, continuing yearslong decline

A decade-long slide in high school students’ performance in reading and math persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years

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Average IQ In The USA 2025: State Leaders And Laggards

USA IQ in 2025: See state average IQ scores, leaders, and laggards. Where does your state rank on the intelligence quotient scale, typically 85 and 115?

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61 Photos That Prove Not All American Schools Are Created Equal

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Mississippi’s education miracle: A model for global literacy reform

In a surprising turnaround, Mississippi, once ranked near the bottom of U.S. education standings, has dramatically improved its student literacy rates.

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Judge Temporarily Bars Disclosure Of Sensitive Federal Employee Information

U.S. judge halts data sharing with Elon Musk's DOGE; Education Dept cancels student test, impacting data collection.

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DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks American students' academic progress

A federal research office that tracks the progress of America’s students is being hit with almost $900 million in cuts after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency found no need for much of its work

The Independent UK

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.

Reason

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.

The Texas Tribune

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Wants To Hobble School Choice, Despite Years of Student Achievement Gains

Parents in Arizona have already proven themselves capable of holding schools accountable.

Reason

Mandating Civics in Schools Won't Fix American Democracy

Who cares if Americans can't answer basic civics questions?

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How educational research could play a greater role in K-12 school improvement

For the past 20 years, I have taught research methods in education to students here in the U.S. and in other countries. While the purpose of the course is to show students how to do effective research, the ultimate goal of the research is to get better academic results for…

Fortune

America's education system is failing–but a growing school choice movement believes it has the solution

School choice programs mean that students aren't locked into attending a district public school based on home address.

Reason

New Test Data Show That COVID School Closures Rapidly Accelerated U.S. Learning Losses

Nearly two years after most children returned to the classroom, educational losses continue to grow.

Fortune

Take a look at the shocking stats showing what the pandemic did to children’s education: ‘There are signs of risk for a generation of learners’

The drops in test scores were the largest ever recorded. The math score for 13-year-olds dropped the most in 50 years, to a 1990 level, and reading has gone back to 2004.

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U.S. history scores hit all-time low among 8th graders

"These results are a national concern."

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History and civics scores drop for U.S. eighth-graders on national test

On the "Nation's Report Card," history scores were the lowest ever, and civics showed the first decline ever.

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COVID disrupted decades of progress in math and reading

Only 26% of eighth graders performed at or above NAEP proficient level in math, according to the latest scores.

Reason

Miserable Math and Reading Scores Will Fuel School Choice Movement

There’s no reason to argue over lessons and policies when you can pick what works for your family.

Chicago Sun-Times

COVID devastated education. This is a chance for renewal.

It isn’t as if America’s schools were going gangbusters before the pandemic. The Programme for International Student Assessment has consistently found that American students lag behind other advanced, industrialized countries.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Those math and reading scores were horrible, but beware of the political spin

There's nothing good to say about the newly-released national test scores in reading and math for fourth- and eighth-graders, showing sizable declines in the vast majority of states as a result of the pandemic.

WEKU

‘Nation’s Report Card’ shows pandemic declines in Ky. reading and math

National standardized testing data show the pandemic has left far more Kentucky kids struggling to master basic reading and math skills.

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