Data from the Department of Education shows sharp declines in reading and math scores among 9-year-olds, demonstrating reading and math loss during COVID.

At the same time, recent results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress demonstrated that students’ math achievement plummeted during the pandemic, underscoring the importance of ...

Math scores across the country showed their biggest decline since National Assessment of Educational Progress testing began in 1990, wiping out about a decade’s worth of small gains.

Prior to the pandemic, in 2019, 73.2%, 59.9% and 65.1% of students countywide scored proficient or advanced on the science, English and math PSSAs, respectively.

This study examines trends in American students' growth trajectories in reading and math achievement over the past three decades. Drawing upon multiple sources of national assessment data, cohort ...