(NEXSTAR) — School is back in session, bringing in the first wave of students born during the pandemic, dubbed “COVID kindergartners,” into classrooms nationwide. The students older than them, however ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A decade-long slide in high schoolers’ reading and math performance continued last year, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to ...

Students nearing high school graduation scored lower than ever in national math and reading tests in 2024, according to an assessment known as the Nation's Report Card. Students have not recovered ...

New test scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report Card, show eighth-graders’ science scores have fallen 4 points since 2019 and ...

Students arrive to start the new school year at Lafayette High School in Lafayette, Louisiana, Aug. 7, 2025. Leslie Westbrook/The Advocate/AP By Jackie Valley, Staff writer A new batch of student test ...

Newly released data from a crucial national test revealed historically low scores in two major subjects for 12th graders across the country, further emphasizing that U.S. students have struggled to ...

SOLVING THINGS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED. I THINK THAT IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO LOOK AT THESE RESULTS AND BE ANYTHING OTHER THAN ALARMED, AND TO FEEL ANYTHING OTHER THAN URGENCY AND A NEED TO RESPOND. A ...

In a move she said will support both New Mexico’s students and teachers, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law a suite of education-related bills Monday intended to bolster reading ...

WASHINGTON — A decade-long slide in high schoolers’ reading and math performance persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, ...