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Middle Schoolers' Reading & Math Scores Remain Below Pre-Pandemic Levels, US Results Show
Middle Schoolers' Reading & Math Scores Remain Below Pre-Pandemic Levels, US Results Show
Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times,
Although math and reading scores for 9-year-old students across the country have improved slightly over the past three years, their 13-year-old peers have seen no gains in the same subject areas, according to U.S. Department of Education data released on June 10.
Still, scores for both age groups remain below the levels before the COVID-19 pandemic in both subject areas.
That’s according to the latest release of the Nation’s Report Card, which...
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