New federal data reveals that 9-year-olds’ reading and math scores declined significantly across the board since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In math, the average score for 9-year-old students fell 7 percentage points between 2020 and 2022, according to the study. The average reading score fell 5 points. The pandemic's upheaval ...

The 13-year-olds scored an average of 256 out of 500 in reading, and 271 out of 500 in math, down from average scores of 260 in reading and 280 in math three years ago. Achievement declined across ...