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Black and Hispanic college graduates, whose lives were directly shaped by race-conscious college admissions, have complicated thoughts about the expected Supreme Court decision.

The plummeting math scores for 13-year-olds indicate that it will be a long time before the pains from the COVID-19 pandemic ease in the education system.

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 of a

Math and reading scores among Americas 13-year-olds fell to their lowest levels in decades, with math scores plunging by the largest margin ever recorded.

The results, released Wednesday, are the latest measure of the deep learning setbacks incurred during the pandemic.

The pandemic is only part of the reason why scores appear to be worsening

Nationally, average math scores for 13-year-olds fell by 9 points between 2020 and 2023.

American 13-year-olds continue to struggle academically in the wake of the pandemic, especially in mathematics, according to official data out Wednesday.The assessment, which relies on nationally representative samples, revealed several additional concerns, including that the number of 13-year-olds who said they read for fun hit an all time low.

Test scores for math and reading dropped across gender and racial and ethnic groups, but overall scores have been on the decline since 2012.

Parents took to social media to sound alarm about the results, many blaming lockdowns, but others saying schools were more focussed on social issues than teaching the three Rs.