U.S. 4th and 8th grade students are performing worse in math, and somewhat worse in reading, than they were two years ago, according to new data from a national test. The results were a surprise to ...

The state Board of Education hears a report on Jasper County School District on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. (Photo by Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette) WEST COLUMBIA — More than half of South Carolina’s ...

Eighth-grade math scores in Montgomery County are still significantly behind pre-pandemic scores, according to a recent report from a local nonprofit. Learn to Earn, a nonprofit focused on making sure ...

This article was originally published in South Carolina Daily Gazette. COLUMBIA — Fewer than half of South Carolina third- through eighth-grade students can do math as expected for their grade level, ...

Math performance has slightly rebounded since the Covid-19 pandemic closed schools, but reading performance hasn’t bounced back, according to new National Assessment of Educational Progress data ...

SEATTLE — State and federal education spending for K-12 schools in Washington is way up, but test scores in fourth grade reading and eighth grade math are dropping, according to a non-partisan ...

Math scores of California’s average eighth graders on standardized tests in 2021 were in line with the knowledge and skills of fifth graders, according to a new analysis of the state’s Smarter ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. The decision of whether to offer algebra in eighth grade – and when, how and for whom to accelerate math instruction – is for individual ...

SEATTLE — An annual report examining the decline in student reading and math proficiencies since the COVID-19 pandemic is giving a glimpse into where Washington state stands with two key indicators of ...