When the latest national achievement scores come out, people want to look at the change since the last time. Are things going ...

Chalkbeat reports U.S. student test scores have declined for over a decade, particularly in math and reading, raising ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. PISA scores reveal deep problems in how the United States ...

WASHINGTON -- It's a not-so rosy report card for the nation's schoolchildren. Math scores slipped for fourth and eighth graders over the last two years, and reading grades were not much better, flat ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Math and reading scores for 12th graders have reached an over 20-year low according to the Nation's Report Card, but Kentucky and Indiana grade school students are showing signs of ...

Across the country, states are passing new laws aimed at improving math teaching—mandating that schools intervene early to ...

A decade-long slide in high schoolers’ reading and math performance persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to ...

A new report shows a significant decline in math and reading scores among 13-year-old students in the United States. The report released Wednesday by the National Center for Education Statistics ...

EdSource · Sexual abuse claims threaten school district budgets, even when not accused Just before the pandemic struck, girls had overtaken boys’ scores in math and finally closed the long-standing ...

The state Board of Education hears a report on Jasper County School District on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. (Photo by Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette) WEST COLUMBIA — More than half of South Carolina’s ...

Eighth grade test scores in Maryland have been declining for many years — and not just because schools shut down during the coronavirus pandemic. Math and reading scores tested annually have steadily ...