Reading scores in New Jersey continue to fall following the COVID pandemic, based on data published in the Nation's Report ...

The 67% of eighth-graders who scored at a basic or better reading level in 2024 was the lowest share since testing began in ...

Studies have shown that scoring basic on NAEP is roughly equivalent to scoring “proficient” on many state tests. Students who fall below it lack important reading comprehension skills; for example, a ...

Fourth and eighth graders also performed worse on the math portion of the 2024 test than they did before the pandemic. Fourth ...

Alabama saw real gains in fourth grade math scores, and moved up the rankings in reading as well by maintaining reading levels while other states saw declines.

New tests show Iowa's 4th, 8th graders scored at or above average in reading and math assessments compared to the rest of the country in 2024.

New results from a national exam find that America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math.

Black fourth grade students fared the worst in the country with 8% proficient in reading and 5% in math ... has lowered standards for Wisconsin kids and dragged her feet on enacting Act ...

“This is an unbelievably great day for a lot of people, but especially for the kids of Louisiana ... to last in the nation in fourth and eighth-grade math and reading scores overall.