Kids are in a ‘reading recession,’ as test scores continue to decline

Almost every state in the analysis saw improvements in math test scores from 2022 to 2025. Student absenteeism also declined ...

Look Up Your School District’s Test Scores

Below, you can look up how test scores for your district have changed since 2015. (Note that some states — New York among ...
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Reading, math scores are sliding nationwide. These Pa. school districts are bucking the trend

Researchers warn that the U.S. is experiencing a reading recession, but they also note that some schools — including several ...
KQED

Students’ Reading Struggles Tied to Flawed Assessment. So Why Do Schools Use It?

“Flipping a coin would actually be better” for identifying struggling readers, one researcher said of the test used in dozens of California school districts — including, until recently, San ...

Kids' test scores began declining way before COVID. These schools are making gains

Remember those devastating learning losses that began during the pandemic? Turns out, they began years before COVID-19. Some ...

Why U.S. Test Scores Are in a ‘Generation-Long Decline’

The data includes third- through eighth-grade test scores for districts in 40 states and the District of Columbia, as of the ...
Forbes

To Make Progress In Reading, We Need To Monitor It Differently

“Data-driven” instruction makes sense only if the data that’s driving it makes sense. And much of the data used to guide reading instruction doesn’t. Throughout the school year, classrooms across the ...
WJTV

Nearly 76% of Mississippi 3rd graders pass reading test

The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced that 75.6% (24,118) of third graders passed the initial ...
Forbes

Yes, National Tests Are Useful—But Not In ‘Reading’

A new book argues for the importance of national assessments in the U.S. but overlooks the negative impact of "reading" tests. Few Americans know much about the standardized tests collectively known ...