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New national test results show that the pandemic spared no part of the country as it caused historic learning setbacks for America’s children

The COVID-19 pandemic caused historic learning setbacks for America's children, as it erased decades of academic progress.

New national test results show that the pandemic spared no part of the country as it caused historic learning setbacks for America’s children. Every single state saw math or reading scores decline in the latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. National math scores saw their largest decreases ever, and reading scores fell back to 1992 levels. This year was the first time the test was given since 2019, and it’s seen as the first nationally representative study of the pandemic’s impact on learning. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona called the results unacceptab...

Across the country, math scores saw their largest decreases ever. Reading scores dropped to 1992 levels.

WASHINGTON — The COVID-19 pandemic caused historic learning setbacks for America’s children, sparing no state or region as it erased decades of academic progress and widened racial disparities, according to results of a national test that provide the...