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It appears that while our nation’s vast educational establishment was failing America’s youth before the pandemic, the COVID-19 lockdowns provoked a virtual “failure spiral” for a whole generation of America’s young people. It is both a personal and national tragedy.

Test scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress shows achievement in reading and math among 13-year-olds tested last year has fallen.

Child well-being in New York has fluctuated over the last year, a recent annual report finds. The Annie E. Casey Foundations Kids Count Data Book found that New Yorks child health rank increased, although it lost ground in family and community and child economic well-being. ...

About 6,000 children in Alabama are in need of "forever homes," and two organizations have combined efforts to make that happen. Through a partnership with the Alabama Department of Human Resources, the Dave Thomas Foundation is expanding its "Wendys Wonderful Kids" program to hire adoption professionals to serve children throughout the state. There had been only two recruiters for the program, serving only Mobile and Jefferson counties. ...

The National Assessment of Educational Progress released assessment results this week that show 13-year-olds tested in the 2022-23 school year saw dramatic declines in math and reading compared to previous years. 

American 13-year-olds remain far behind in key math and reading skills, according to the latest data from a long-running national test.

ATLANTA— Georgia State University’s Georgia Policy Lab will be studying the effects of remote learning delivery and recovery strategies on K-12 student outcomes with $1.85 million in federal funding.

Learning loss for 13-year-olds has become entrenched.

Math and reading performances for 13-year-olds plummeted to the lowest scores in decades.

WASHINGTON — Math and reading scores among America’s 13-year-olds fell to their lowest levels in decades, with math scores plunging by the largest margin ever recorded, according to the results