American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows
The percentage of eighth graders who have “below basic” reading skills according to NAEP was the largest it has been in the ...
US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little ...
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NAEP scores show disheartening trends for the lowest-performing students
The National Assessment for Educational Progress results show a dispiriting and growing gap between students who are academic ...
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Reading Scores Fall to New Low on NAEP, Fueled by Declines for Struggling Students
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 ...