The bad news: In both reading and math, most fourth- and eighth-graders in 2024 still performed below pre ... scores surpassed 2019 scores. (In 2022, lawmakers there passed a law aimed at improving ...

“Our reading scores based on the state assessments ... have prioritized literacy for that very reason.” Pre-COVID, 41% of MCSD students met grade level literacy proficiency standards ...

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted education ... over 100 districts at the local level had both math and reading scores above pre-pandemic levels. Notably, Mississippi was one of only 15 ...

On the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP), they performed significantly below their pre-pandemic scores ... Los Angeles’ reading scores in fourth and eighth grade didn’t decline at ...

With help from instructional coaches, even experienced educators have learned new strategies to support struggling students.

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 ...