Last spring, Massachusetts eighth-graders took the state’s first ever civics MCAS exam, finally setting a benchmark for ...
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The declining intelligence of American students

You know that sinking feeling when you realize something’s seriously wrong? That’s exactly what education experts are experiencing right now. American students aren’t just struggling—they’re hitting ...
From letters published Sept. 21-27, 2025: "I hope we have the courage to criticize anyone in our tribe who cheers violence." ...
U.S. students are experiencing a math crisis marked by a decline in scores that began over a decade ago and rapidly ...
Mumbai: While most 12-year-olds are busy playing video games, perfecting their cricket skills, watching matches or cartoons and following their endless curiosities, Sehaan Shah, 12, has been solving ...
Last week, the National Assessment of Educational Progress released results for eighth-grade science and 12th-grade reading and math. Students took the tests in 2024. These results are called the ...
Newly released data from a crucial national test revealed historically low scores in two major subjects for 12th graders across the country, further emphasizing that U.S. students have struggled ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A decade-long slide in high schoolers’ reading ...
New test scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation's Report Card, show eighth-graders' science scores have fallen 4 points since 2019 and ...
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 ...
The reading and math scores of 12th graders dropped to their lowest level in more than 20 years in 2024, according to just-released data.
High school seniors had the worst reading scores since 1992 on a national test, a loss probably related to increases in screen time and the pandemic. Their math scores fell as well. By Dana Goldstein ...