Experts Say U.S. Students Have Been Falling Behind Academically Long Before The Pandemic
A new report is sounding the alarm on the state of education in America, revealing that students are performing worse academically than a decade ago, and that declines in reading and math scores bega…
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- A new report is sounding the alarm on the state of education in America, revealing that students are performing worse academically than a decade ago, and that declines in reading and math scores bega…
- Students Have Been Falling Behind Academically Long Before The Pandemic
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- The report analyzed reading and math scores from more than 100 school districts nationwide between 2009 and 2025, reports ABC News
- Researchers found that reading scores had already begun slipping before the pandemic, with student performance from 2017 to 2019 nearly as poor as scores recorded at the height of COVID-era school disruptions
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A new report is sounding the alarm on the state of education in America, revealing that students are performing worse academically than a decade ago, and that declines in reading and math scores bega…
U.S. students are falling behind in reading and math, and experts say the decline started before the pandemic
A new report reveals U.S. students are struggling in reading and math at levels not seen in decades
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- A new report is sounding the alarm on the state of education in America, revealing that students are performing worse academically than a decade ago, and that declines in reading and math scores bega…
- Students Have Been Falling Behind Academically Long Before The Pandemic
- students are falling behind in reading and math, and experts say the decline started before the pandemic
- students are struggling in reading and math at levels not seen in decades A new report is sounding the alarm on the state of education in America, revealing that students are performing worse academically than a decade ago, and that declines in reading and ma…
- According to the newly released Education Scorecard, a joint initiative from researchers at Harvard University, Stanford University, and Dartmouth College, academic performance among students in grades 3 through 8 has steadily declined since 2013
Why this matters
- The report analyzed reading and math scores from more than 100 school districts nationwide between 2009 and 2025, reports ABC News
- Researchers found that reading scores had already begun slipping before the pandemic, with student performance from 2017 to 2019 nearly as poor as scores recorded at the height of COVID-era school disruptions
- Meanwhile, eighth-grade reading scores in 2025 reportedly fell to their lowest levels since 1990
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