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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 ...

Data from federal standardized test scores points to another startling effect the COVID-19 pandemic had on America's children, with numbers indicating that reading and math scores for 13-year-olds ...

The math and reading performance of 13-year-olds in the United States has hit the lowest level in decades, according to test scores released today from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, ...

Math and reading scores have taken another blow as schools struggle to rein in pandemic learning loss, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Average math scores for ...

There’s yet more evidence that students have lost significant ground following the wobbly shift to pandemic-era remote classes that stretched for months: New data show the nation’s 13-year-olds are ...

Oregon continues along its excruciatingly slow path of post-pandemic academic recovery, with student scores on math and English tests given last spring inching up ever-so-slightly from the previous ...

After several years of steady recovery from pandemic learning loss, Louisiana students saw their progress stall on this year’s state math and science tests, according to new state data. English scores ...

The latest New York State assessments in English language arts and math continue to show a gap between urban school children and their peers from wealthier suburbs. This year’s results, released to ...

IN TONIGHT’S EDUCATION ALERT. SCHOOL IS IN SESSION NOW FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MARYLAND STUDENTS. WHEN IT COMES TO READING AND MATH PROFICIENCY, THE STATE DOES NOT ENTIRELY MAKE THE GRADE.