As many as 45% of U.S. high school seniors lack basic math skills, while more than 30% lack basic reading skills—the lowest rates in more than three decades—according to test results released by the U ...

Newly released data from a crucial national test revealed historically low scores in two major subjects for 12th graders across the country, further emphasizing that U.S. students have struggled to ...

The latest results from the so-called Nation’s Report Card are out, and they paint a sobering picture of academic achievement across the country. The National Center for Education Statistics has ...

WASHINGTON — 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, ...

Recent NAEP results reveal a concerning decline in math and reading scores among 12th-grade students nationwide, signaling challenges for college and workforce readiness. The class of 2024 ...

Students who took the 12th grade NAEP test in early 2024 reported lower confidence in their math abilities than their counterparts in 2019. Students from the class of 2024 had historically low scores ...