What the decline in academic achievement is all about

Published October 28, 2022 2:30am ET



Your fourth grader might not know how to read, but at least he knows what the “gender unicorn” is.

Student test scores tracked by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the nation’s report card, released this week show an abysmal drop in academic performance across all 50 states. Over the past two years, the report found, fourth grade and eighth grade students’ mathematical proficiency suffered the largest decline ever recorded. Just 26% of eighth graders are now able to perform math competently.

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