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Seattle – 1 October 2024
1. Various of students walking on school campus
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Horsens, Denmark – 21 September 2023
2. Students standing outside school
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New York – 9 September 2025
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jaylen Brown, The Associated Press:
“According to the National Assessment of Education Progress, high school seniors just recorded the lowest math and reading skills on the record, and eighth graders are seeing lowering scores in science skills. This is the first time since the pandemic that the NAEP has tested these students. And while COVID did play a huge role in learning loss, experts say the decline started long before the pandemic. This long-term slide in scores actually goes back to 2013 when reading and math scores started trending downward. Educators point to a few possible culprits, like kids spending more time on screens, shorter attention spans, and kids reading less long-form writing both in and out of schools. And the gap between the lowest and highest achieving students is growing, showing the deep inequalities in the school system. Education Secretary Linda McMahon says that these results prove why the Trump administration wants states to have more control over educational spending. But Democrats believe dismantling the department only makes things worse for students.”
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Cumming, Georgia – 25 August 2020
4. Wide of teacher leading classroom of students, all wearing masks
5. Mid of two students working while wearing masks
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6. GRAPHIC: line graph showing grade 12 students’ performance in both reading and math from 2005 to 2024 (Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress; Graphic: Todd Feathers)
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Compton, California – 6 February 2025
7. Mid of teacher guiding students through lesson
8. Various of students with laptops on desks listening to teacher give lesson
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Atlanta – 15 December 2022
9. Close of student using finger to guide them through reading in a book
10. Mid of student reading at desk
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Washington – 26 August 2025
11. STILL: Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks during a cabinet meeting (AP Photo by Mark Schiefelbein; ID: 25238641122411)
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Washington – 21 May 2025
12. STILL: Secretary of Education Linda McMahon testifies before a House Committee (AP Photo by Rod Lamkey, Jr; ID: 25141578673209)
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Alameda, California – 23 August 2018
13. Various of students walking on School campus
STORYLINE:
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, according to results released Tuesday from an exam known as the nation’s report card.
Eighth-grade students also lost significant ground in science skills, according to the results from the National Assessment of Education Progress.
The assessments were the first since the pandemic for eighth graders in science and 12th graders in reading and math. They reflect a downward drift across grade levels and subject areas in previous releases from NAEP, which is considered one of the best gauges of the academic progress of U.S. schools.
“Scores for our lowest-performing students are at historic lows,” said Matthew Soldner, the acting commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics. “These results should galvanize all of us to take concerted and focused action to accelerate student learning.”
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