In 2024, 70% of U.S. eighth-graders did not meet the "National Assessment of Educational Progress Proficient" reading achievement level on a test often referred to as the "Nation's Report Card." ...

The latest Nation’s Report Card results didn’t arrive as a warning; they arrived as a verdict. Reading scores are down again, ...

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 ...

Last month, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report Card, was released and painted a dismal picture for many of our nation’s students. Unfortunately ...

As scores on a national biennial test of math and reading continued a downward slide that started in 2019, South Carolina students held steady, improved or at least declined at a slower rate — placing ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia fourth and eighth graders' math and reading scores have not significantly changed since 2022, per the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the Nation's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students work in the classroom during their 5th grade class at Jacob G. Smith Elementary. The Georgia Department of Education ...

Dylan Mayes, left, reads from a book about Willie Mays during a reading circle in class on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, in Niagara Falls, N.Y. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to ...

The most recent round of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results delivered a familiar gut punch: Just 30 percent of eighth graders in the United States read at or above the ...