Column: Those math and reading scores were horrible, but beware of the political spin
2 years, 5 months ago

Column: Those math and reading scores were horrible, but beware of the political spin

LA Times  

Students are welcomed back to a public school reopened after the pandemic. There’s nothing good to say about the newly-released national test scores in reading and math for fourth- and eighth-graders, showing sizable declines in the vast majority of states as a result of the pandemic. — Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on the NAEP national report card But there’s another danger suggested by the reactions to the NAEP scores: the danger of using the results to justify school policies that were made on ideological grounds and based on what are by any standard incomplete and confusing data. Ron DeSantis, a sworn opponent of anti-pandemic public health measures, crowing on Twitter that his state’s NAEP results “prove that we made the right decision” to keep schools open. In eighth-grade reading, California showed no change since 2019, but Florida students’ proficiency declined by four percentage points.

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Student test score descriptions get a makeover: Advanced, Proficient, Developing, Minimal
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Student test score descriptions get a makeover: Advanced, Proficient, Developing, Minimal

LA Times  

A student takes a computer-based test in this file photo. He said he understood the value of providing information in a positive, encouraging way, which is called an “assets-based approach,” but that parents also need a sober understanding of where their child stands academically to convey an appropriate “sense of urgency.” “I think the labeling of the lowest level as …

American kids are behind in reading and math, these schools are defying the odds
1 month, 3 weeks ago

American kids are behind in reading and math, these schools are defying the odds

Hindustan Times  

Math is the subject sixth grader Harmoni Knight finds hardest, but that's changing. Since the pandemic first shuttered American classrooms, schools have poured federal and local relief money into interventions like the ones in Harmoni's classroom, hoping to help students catch up academically following COVID-19 disruptions. “Not only are districts serving more Black and Hispanic students falling further behind, but …

America’s kids are still behind in reading and math. These schools are defying the trend
1 month, 3 weeks ago

America’s kids are still behind in reading and math. These schools are defying the trend

Associated Press  

COMPTON, Calif. — Math is the subject sixth grader Harmoni Knight finds hardest, but that’s changing. Since the pandemic first shuttered American classrooms, schools have poured federal and local relief money into interventions like the ones in Harmoni’s classroom, hoping to help students catch up academically following COVID-19 disruptions. “Not only are districts serving more Black and Hispanic students falling …

A deep dive on U.S. reading and math scores, and what to do about them
1 month, 3 weeks ago

A deep dive on U.S. reading and math scores, and what to do about them

NPR  

A deep dive on U.S. reading and math scores, and what to do about them toggle caption Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images U.S. students were still nearly half a grade level behind in both math and reading in the spring of 2024, compared with achievement levels before the pandemic. But if that report card provided a grainy Polaroid of what's happening in …

Education: Student math, reading scores decline as post-COVID struggle continues
55 years, 3 months ago

Education: Student math, reading scores decline as post-COVID struggle continues

Slate  

For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss new data from the 2024 NAEP Reading and Mathematics Assessments and the collapse of student test scores in the US. Cory Turner and Jonaki Mehta for NPR: Nearly 5 years after schools closed, the nation gets a new report card. The Nation’s Report Card: https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ 2024 NAEP Mathematics …

America’s schools keep flunking
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2 months ago

America’s schools keep flunking

Live Mint  

Talk about throwing good money after bad. The sliver of good news is that fourth-grade math scores increased by two points since 2022, but this doesn’t make up for the five-point drop between 2019 and 2022. Test scores for students scoring at the 75th and 90th percentiles in reading have marginally improved since 1992, but they’ve declined for students at …

National exam results: US students struggle with reading and math post-pandemic
2 months ago

National exam results: US students struggle with reading and math post-pandemic

The Hindu  

America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of an exam known as the nation’s report card. “We are not seeing the progress we need to regain the ground our students lost during the pandemic.” Among the few bright …

US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
2 months ago

US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of an exam known as the nation’s report card. Growing numbers of students lack basic reading skills The average math score for eighth grade students was unchanged from 2022, …

US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
2 months ago

US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We are not seeing the progress we need to …

Low math and English scores mark the nation’s report card, California and L.A. included
2 months ago

Low math and English scores mark the nation’s report card, California and L.A. included

LA Times  

Fourth-graders work in their classroom at Longfellow Elementary School in Pasadena in 2023. Across the nation, “student achievement has not returned to pre-pandemic performance,” said Peggy G. Carr, commissioner for the National Center for Education Statistics. Though the tests don’t correlate directly with California’s learning standards, the NAEP scores provide a rare opportunity to compare student progress across school districts …

Most California students fall short of grade-level standards in math and reading, scores show
1 year, 5 months ago

Most California students fall short of grade-level standards in math and reading, scores show

LA Times  

Students form lines outside Weemes Elementary School in South Los Angeles. Most California students continue to struggle from pandemic learning setbacks and do not meet grade-level standards in math and reading, new state test scores show, with incremental gains in math but largely flat or slightly declining results in English. “California’s statewide scores are particularly promising as the proportion of …

Math and reading scores for American 13-year-olds plunge to lowest levels in decades
1 year, 9 months ago

Math and reading scores for American 13-year-olds plunge to lowest levels in decades

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Math and reading scores among America’s 13-year-olds fell to their lowest levels in decades, with math scores plunging by the largest margin ever recorded, according to the results of a federal test known as the nation’s report card. Students from almost every race and ethnicity saw math scores slide, but the steepest drops were among American Indian students, …

Math scores plunge for America’s 13-year-olds as pandemic setbacks persist
1 year, 9 months ago

Math scores plunge for America’s 13-year-olds as pandemic setbacks persist

LA Times  

Students work in the library during homeroom at D.H.H. Math and reading scores among America’s 13-year-olds fell to their lowest levels in decades, with math scores plunging by the largest margin ever recorded, according to the results of a test known as the nation’s report card. Similar setbacks were reported last year when NAEP released broader results showing the pandemic’s …

Test scores show historic COVID setbacks for kids across US
2 years, 5 months ago

Test scores show historic COVID setbacks for kids across US

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The COVID-19 pandemic caused historic learning setbacks for America’s children, sparing no state or region as it erased decades of academic progress and widened racial disparities, according to results of a national test that provide the sharpest look yet at the scale of the crisis. Those are the findings from the National Assessment of Educational Progress — known …

'Nation's Report Card' Shows Decline in Reading Scores, Record Decline In Math
2 years, 5 months ago

'Nation's Report Card' Shows Decline in Reading Scores, Record Decline In Math

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Students across the U.S. have fallen behind in both math and reading in the past three years, illuminating the drastic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress exams released Monday. In the past three years, math scores showed the steepest declines ever reported by NAEP since its initial trial …

Test scores show historic COVID setbacks for kids across US
2 years, 5 months ago

Test scores show historic COVID setbacks for kids across US

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Those are the findings from the National Assessment of Educational Progress — …

California test scores show deep pandemic drops; 2 in 3 students don’t meet math standards
2 years, 5 months ago

California test scores show deep pandemic drops; 2 in 3 students don’t meet math standards

LA Times  

Two out of 3 California students did not meet state math standards and more than half did not meet English standards on state assessments taken in the spring, reflecting sizable drops in performance compared with the year before the pandemic, when large numbers of students were already struggling to meet grade-level expectations. Eighth-graders in nearly every state and fourth-graders in …

Student math scores are down from pre-COVID levels, the National Report Card finds
2 years, 5 months ago

Student math scores are down from pre-COVID levels, the National Report Card finds

NPR  

Student math scores are down from pre-COVID levels, the National Report Card finds Enlarge this image toggle caption Ron Harris/AP Ron Harris/AP Math and reading scores for students across the country are down following years of disrupted learning during the pandemic. On Monday, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the Nation's Report Card, released a full report …

Test scores across U.S. reveal ‘heartbreaking’ pandemic declines, with math hit hard
2 years, 5 months ago

Test scores across U.S. reveal ‘heartbreaking’ pandemic declines, with math hit hard

LA Times  

Eighth-grade students at Wilson Middle School in San Diego sit at a classroom table. National test scores show that eighth-graders in nearly every state across the nation, including California, saw drops in average math scores since the pandemic. Eighth-graders in nearly every state across the nation and fourth-graders in a large majority of states, including California, saw significant drops in …

What Parents Should Know About The Drop In Kids’ Test Scores During The Pandemic
2 years, 6 months ago

What Parents Should Know About The Drop In Kids’ Test Scores During The Pandemic

Huff Post  

FG Trade via Getty Images If you’re one of the many parents who had to try and keep track of links, passwords, headphones and chargers during those early days of online learning, you could probably tell the experiment wasn’t going to go well. This is the largest drop in reading scores on the NAEP since 1990, and it’s the first …

L.A. student scores show deep pandemic setbacks, with 72% failing to meet math standards
2 years, 6 months ago

L.A. student scores show deep pandemic setbacks, with 72% failing to meet math standards

LA Times  

L.A. Unified test scores released Friday showed the harsh reality of the pandemic’s effects on learning across all grade levels, with about 72% of students not meeting state standards in math and about 58% not meeting standards in English, deep setbacks for a majority of Los Angeles schoolchildren who were already far behind. The results of the state’s 2022 Smarter …

Reading And Math Scores Fell Sharply During The Pandemic, Data Shows
2 years, 6 months ago

Reading And Math Scores Fell Sharply During The Pandemic, Data Shows

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a new federal study — offering an early glimpse of the sheer magnitude of the learning setbacks dealt to the nation’s children. Math and reading scores for 9-year-olds in the U.S. fell dramatically during the first …

Worst national reading and math scores in decades show large pandemic-fueled equity gaps
2 years, 6 months ago

Worst national reading and math scores in decades show large pandemic-fueled equity gaps

LA Times  

Students at Marlton School in Los Angeles walk with L.A. Unified Supt. Alberto Carvalho said he has reviewed unreleased state tests scores in the nation’s second-largest school district that “show devastating loss in terms of student achievement levels, particularly in reading and mathematics.” Average math scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress tests fell 7 points to 234 on …

Reading, math scores fell sharply during pandemic, data show
2 years, 7 months ago

Reading, math scores fell sharply during pandemic, data show

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a new federal study — offering an early glimpse of the sheer magnitude of the learning setbacks dealt to the nation’s children. Reading scores saw their largest decrease in 30 years, while math scores had their first decrease in …

American students’ performance lags on Nation’s Report Card
5 years, 5 months ago

American students’ performance lags on Nation’s Report Card

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The latest Nation’s Report Card is painting a dismal picture of math and reading achievement among American fourth and eighth graders despite a few bright spots. Students in the nation’s capital, which faced multiple scandals in its public school system last year, made significant gains in both reading and math this year, according to the National Assessment of …

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