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Math, reading test scores drop to lowest levels in decades
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Declines among NJ students were slightly steeper than the national average
There’s yet another piece of evidence that the pandemic had a devastating impact on learning for kids in the U.S. Across the board, student test scores dropped to the lowest levels in decades. Math scores for fourth- and eighth-graders saw the largest decrease ever; reading scores dropped to levels not seen since 1992. The findings come from the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
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Math, reading test scores drop to lowest levels in decades
Clip: 10/24/2022 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
There’s yet another piece of evidence that the pandemic had a devastating impact on learning for kids in the U.S. Across the board, student test scores dropped to the lowest levels in decades. Math scores for fourth- and eighth-graders saw the largest decrease ever; reading scores dropped to levels not seen since 1992. The findings come from the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
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