Very low-level proficiency has been reported among American school students in multiple subjects in the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Average scores declined from 2019 to 2024 for the nation's eighth-graders in science and twelfth-graders in mathematics and reading, according to the latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as The Nation's Report Card. The 2024 results, released Tuesday by the National Center for Education Statistics, are the first post-pandemic NAEP scores for each assessment.
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