BOSTON – Massachusetts students lost the top spot in math and reading test scores and the organization known as "the nation's report card" says the COVID pandemic is to blame. New data from the ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Eighth-grade reading scores are on a decline in the Beehive State, raising concerns that officials said reflect a broader national trend. The National Assessment of Educational ...

Eighth grade test scores in Maryland have been declining for many years — and not just because schools shut down during the coronavirus pandemic. Math and reading scores tested annually have steadily ...

Led by strong scores in 8th-grade reading, California moved closer to the national averages in reading and math, continuing a decade-plus trend of generally slow but steady improvement on the National ...

The Los Angeles Unified School District received slightly below average marks on its 2024 report card as the district battles ongoing funding, employment and legal issues alongside new potential ...

North Carolina fourth- and eighth-grade students scored worse on math and reading exams this spring than before the pandemic, new federal data show. The drops in math scores are bigger than ever seen ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the school district in Chicago as one of two school systems participating in the NAEP urban district analysis to show reading gains ...

The article was updated on Oct. 30 with additional comments and information, including the Urban Institute's state comparisons based on demographic differences. In 2017, California education leaders ...

New data on academic performance for 1st through 8th grade students this fall in reading and math show that across the board, students are not doing as well as their peers were before the pandemic.

Students across North Texas will sit down for the STAAR test this week. The tests start on Tuesday and continue through Friday. Fifth and Eighth graders will take tests for math and reading. Fourth ...