Kinda maybe parents rights / parents choice folks should spend more time at school board meetings asking how their children's math and literacy scores can be improved rather than screaming to ban masks and install the Ten Commandments. Oh, and while they're at it, maybe push for gun reform to make schools safer, rather than fortify schools and put guns in classrooms.

Couldn't hurt to try.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/nations-report-card-paints-bleak-picture-of-education-in-aftermath-of-the-pandemic
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Nation's Report Card paints bleak picture of education in aftermath of the pandemic

American students continue to struggle in both reading and math, and the gap between the highest and lowest performing kids is widening to historic levels. Data from the Nation's Report Card shows test scores are still below pre-pandemic numbers. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado and chair of the National Governors Association.

PBS News

Results are in for the nationwide academic progress test known as the Nation’s Report Card, and Houston ISD students showed slight growth compared to 2022 and are still trailing behind their pre-pandemic scores.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2025/01/29/512334/houston-isd-students-scores-in-national-exam-show-minimal-if-any-growth-from-2019/

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Houston ISD students’ scores on national exam show slight growth from 2022

State-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles celebrated HISD's results from 2024, saying the district reversed a downward trend. But the district's scores remained below Texas' averages.

Houston Public Media