New Data Shows Alarming Decline in ‘Basic Skills’ of US Students
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New Data Shows , Alarming Decline in , 'Basic Skills' of US Students.
According to new data, math and reading
skills among students in the United States
have reached their lowest level in decades. .
Fox News reports that
the last time math scores among
13-year-olds were this low was in 1990.
The last time reading scores
were this low was in 2004.
Scores from the National Center for Education Statistics
show no sign of post-pandemic recovery, continuing
a downward trend worsened by COVID in 2020. .
We continue to see worrisome signs about
student achievement and well-being more
than two years after most students
returned for in-person learning, Peggy G. Carr, National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) Commissioner, via Fox News.
'The New York Times' reports that
the test students did poorly on
measures "basic skills.".
The mathematics decline for 13-year-olds
was the single largest decline we have
observed in the past half a century, Peggy G. Carr, National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) Commissioner, via Fox News.
Fox News reports that decline was seen in both
boys and girls among all racial demographics,
though some experienced steeper declines than others. .
NCES acting Associate Commissioner Dan McGrath says
declines can be traced back to 2012 but were exacerbated
by dramatic changes brought on by the COVID pandemic.
NCES acting Associate Commissioner Dan McGrath says
declines can be traced back to 2012 but were exacerbated
by dramatic changes brought on by the COVID pandemic.
We are observing steep drops
in achievement, troubling shifts
in reading habits and other factors
that affect achievement and
rising mental health challenges, Peggy G. Carr, National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) Commissioner, via Fox News.
We are observing steep drops
in achievement, troubling shifts
in reading habits and other factors
that affect achievement and
rising mental health challenges, Peggy G. Carr, National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) Commissioner, via Fox News
According to new data, math and reading
skills among students in the United States
have reached their lowest level in decades. .
Fox News reports that
the last time math scores among
13-year-olds were this low was in 1990.
The last time reading scores
were this low was in 2004.
Scores from the National Center for Education Statistics
show no sign of post-pandemic recovery, continuing
a downward trend worsened by COVID in 2020. .
We continue to see worrisome signs about
student achievement and well-being more
than two years after most students
returned for in-person learning, Peggy G. Carr, National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) Commissioner, via Fox News.
'The New York Times' reports that
the test students did poorly on
measures "basic skills.".
The mathematics decline for 13-year-olds
was the single largest decline we have
observed in the past half a century, Peggy G. Carr, National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) Commissioner, via Fox News.
Fox News reports that decline was seen in both
boys and girls among all racial demographics,
though some experienced steeper declines than others. .
NCES acting Associate Commissioner Dan McGrath says
declines can be traced back to 2012 but were exacerbated
by dramatic changes brought on by the COVID pandemic.
NCES acting Associate Commissioner Dan McGrath says
declines can be traced back to 2012 but were exacerbated
by dramatic changes brought on by the COVID pandemic.
We are observing steep drops
in achievement, troubling shifts
in reading habits and other factors
that affect achievement and
rising mental health challenges, Peggy G. Carr, National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) Commissioner, via Fox News.
We are observing steep drops
in achievement, troubling shifts
in reading habits and other factors
that affect achievement and
rising mental health challenges, Peggy G. Carr, National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) Commissioner, via Fox News