American #13-year-olds remain far #behind in key #mathandreadingskills, according to the latest data from a long-running national test.

Scores were far #lower in the fall of 2022 compared to the last time the test was administered three years earlier. Making matters worse, even before the #pandemic hit, 13-year-olds had lost ground on the National Assessment of Educational Progress or #NAEP.

https://www.chalkbeat.org/2023/6/21/23767632/naep-math-reading-learning-loss-covid-long-term-trend

Latest NAEP results show striking drop in 13-year-olds’ math and reading scores

It’s just the latest evidence that the pandemic and school closures exacted a steep toll on student learning. 

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