The average American student remains half a grade level behind pre-pandemic levels of achievement in both reading and math.

Educators hoping for a test-score turnaround as the pandemic moves further into the rearview got some bad news: The results from 2024's National Assessment of Educational Progress are in, and they "tell a grim tale,

New national test scores indicate a continuing slide in reading skills.

Math is the subject sixth grader Harmoni Knight finds hardest, but that's changing. In-class tutors and “data chats” at her middle school in Compton, California, have made a dramatic difference, the 11-year-old said.