To the editor: According to recent testing statistics, 78% of LAUSD 8th graders are not proficient in reading. Perhaps they ...

A teacher reviews a student’s completed work in a third-grade classroom as students rotate to new math stations. Indiana’s reading crisis captured the attention of state education leaders and ...

The U.S. Department of Education's latest Nation's Report Card, which tests the reading and math skills of fourth and eighth-grade students in the U.S. and scores the results out of 500 ...

The latest results indicate that five states exceeded Washington in fourth-grade reading, four states in fourth-grade math, and four states in eighth-grade reading. However, in eighth-grade math ...

Racial disparities also persist for math and reading scores. This year, NAEP also looked at how socioeconomic status impacts student performance. In fourth grade reading, Black students in ...

For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss new data from the 2024 NAEP Reading and Mathematics Assessments and the collapse of student test scores in the US.

Utah’s fourth and eighth graders are outpacing most of the country in math and reading, according to new national data released Wednesday. However, Utah’s scores have remained relatively ...

The latest scores from the National Assessment for Education Progress show Idaho fourth and eighth graders holding steady in this year’s assessed subjects of math and reading when compared to ...

NC’s fourth-grade math scores also increased by two points, matching the change nationally. GCS also saw reading scores for fourth- and eighth-graders increase by one point each, though the average ...

Nationally, fourth-grade math scores improved, while eighth-grade math scores remained unchanged. North Carolina’s math scores are above the national average, but the state’s reading scores are below ...

The most recent exam was administered in early 2024 in every state, testing fourth- and eighth-grade students on math and reading. “The news is not good,” said Peggy Carr, commissioner of the ...