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The California Department of Education released assessment data today that provide further evidence of the impact of COVID-19 on student academic achievement and underscore the urgency of continuing to address student needs through focused efforts such as expanded learning time and learning acceleration strategies.

Colorado students posted the lowest math scores in nearly two decades on national NAEP tests, known as the nation’s report card. Reading also declined.

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on student education and performance became even more start Monday following the release of student test score data.

Declines in math and reading scores on the 'nation's report card' were widespread, with about one in four eighth-graders achieving proficiency in math.

Declines across the country on the National Assessment of Educational Progress were expected, but were called “appalling and unacceptable,” by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.

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Scores for the nation and California took a historic drop in fourth and eighth grade math on the National Assessment for Educational Progress or NAEP. There was some good news, too, for California, despite the pandemic.

Government data show nearly four in 10 eighth graders failed to grasp basic math concepts - a sign of the devastating effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on Americas children.

Students across the country saw marked drops in reading and math scores following the pandemic, according to a "report card" on Monday that will reignite scrutiny of virus-induced disruptions to classroom learning.

The latest round of testing, which took place last spring, provides one of the clearest pictures so far of how the pandemic affected learning.