Officials say the poor results can no longer be blamed solely on the pandemic, warning that the nation's education system ...

four states in fourth-grade math, and four states in eighth-grade reading. However, in eighth-grade math, 14 states outperformed Washington, marking a significant decline for middle school student ...

U.S. fourth and eighth grade students are still lagging behind pre-pandemic levels in reading and math, the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress scores released Wednesday show.

The eighth-grade math test scores were also worse than those of 27 other states. Florida’s score dropped even as the national score held steady. Florida’s eighth grade score reverted to below ...

State Sen. John Jager, R-Watertown, and Rep. Bob Wittke, R-Caledonia, recently introduced legislation that would reset the K-12 school report card standards of 2019-20, makes grades 3-8 standards ...

Eighth-grade math: For math, the 2024 average was 277, a slight increase from 2022 (275), and pretty much the same as 2000 (275). That’s above the national average (272), and Illinois did better ...

Many parents have observed their children struggling with fundamental reading and math skills in the wake of the COVID-19 ...

Despite the large two-year increase, the 2024 math proficiency rate still trails the pre-pandemic proficiency rate from 2019 by nearly 1.5 percentage points. Illinois’ eighth-grade math ...

SPRINGFIELD — Fourth and eighth grade students in Illinois generally scored as well or better than the national average in reading and math, according to results of the latest round of national test ...

EVERY TWO YEARS, A RANDOM GROUP OF FOURTH AND EIGHTH GRADE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS TAKE THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS. IT MEASURES READING AND MATH PROFICIENCY ACROSS THE COUNTRY.