The Baltimore Sun

US fourth, eighth grade math scores plummet on international test: ‘A national crisis’

The results of an international test of academic skills released recently show dire declines in math for U.S. fourth- and eighth-grade students. The Trends in International Mathematics and Science ...
Turlock Journal

Lawmakers push early math screening as local scores reveal deepening student achievement gaps

Buoyed by their successful strategies for early literacy, California legislators and advocacy groups are calling for a parallel approach to math.
LA School Report

With Literacy Policies on the Books, Advocates Target Early Math

This story was published on EdSource. Buoyed by their successful strategies for early literacy, California legislators and ...
KCCI Des Moines

Reading and math scores dip for fourth and eighth graders across all states

CAMERA LAST MONTH, THE PANDEMIC TOOK A TOLL ON STUDENT READING AND TEST SCORES. THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS REPORTS THE AVERAGE MATH SCORE FOR FOURTH GRADERS WAS FIVE POINTS LOWER ...

Alabama invested in elementary math. But some schools have a long way to go

Alabama’s 2022 law reshaped math instruction at the elementary level by providing money for all schools to hire math coaches ...
EdSource

California still lags behind pre-pandemic reading and math scores on national assessment

Like most of the nation, California students were stuck in low gear again in 2024. On the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP), they performed significantly below their pre-pandemic ...
The Atlantic

American Math and Reading Skills Are Slowly Getting Better

Every two years, hundreds of thousands of American fourth and eighth grade students take a test called the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The test evaluates students’ reading and math ...