EdSource

California still lags behind pre-pandemic reading and math scores on national assessment

Like most of the nation, California students were stuck in low gear again in 2024. On the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP), they performed significantly below their pre-pandemic ...
The Hechinger Report

Mathematics test scores in some countries have been dropping for years, even as the subject grows in importance

A mixed class of Year 2 and 3 students — equivalent to first and second grades in the United States — practices fractions at Beach Haven School in Auckland, New Zealand. The government has instituted ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois reading scores have bounced back, but math scores remain below pre-pandemic levels

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Post and Courier

SC math scores lag behind pre-COVID results, ELA stays level as socioeconomic gaps persist

COLUMBIA — South Carolina elementary and middle schoolers are improving at math, but still performing worse than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to 2024 state standardized testing ...
NPR

Why Alabama was the only state where math scores improved over pre-pandemic levels

Five years ago, the pandemic brought K-12 education grinding to a halt. The latest Nation's Report Card shows, on average, students still haven't made up for all the learning they missed in math, but ...