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The latest National Educational Progress Assessment (NAEP), commonly known as the “National Transcript”, shows that the math and reading scores in grade 12 have reached record lows, continuing Years-long decline.
Updated test data was released Tuesday, reflecting the results of tests conducted between January and March 2024.
As The Washington Post notedthe COVID-19 pandemic has been interrupted nationwide and has been continuing since. Congressmen hope scores will rebound in 2024, but the results highlight the ongoing challenges in the U.S. education system.
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The results of the latest national education progress assessment show that high school students’ scores in mathematics and reading continue to decline, reaching record lows in national exams. (John Paraskevas/Newsday RM via Getty Images)
NAEP shows that nearly 45% High school student Mathematically scored “below basic”, which is the highest share since the current version of the test.
Reading scores also dropped, with nearly one-third of older adults testing below basic records. The lowest performer scored an average of 224, 25 points lower than his peers in 1992.
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The report also includes a 8th grade scientific score that dropped below the 2019 level, gains made since testing began in 2009.
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Following the scores released on Tuesday, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the results “confirm the devastating trend”, which continues despite spending billions of dollars on many K-12 programs each year.
McMahon reached an observation with Fox News host Dana Perino in a appearance in the “American Newsroom” on Tuesday, wondering if the situation was a “national emergency.” She added that she and the president Donald Trump Mission to return education funds to states.
“I do believe it is,” McMahon said. “We’ve spent a lot of money on education. We’ve spent $3 trillion since the establishment of the Department of Education and just saw scores continue to decline. It’s just a trend we have to stop, and I don’t think that money is spent where it needs to be spent, that’s in the United States.”
Linda McMahon agrees that this situation is a national emergency. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg by Getty Images)
While the Trump administration proposes to provide states with more control over how they allocate federal education funds, it also calls on Congress to cut overall spending on those plans.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), which manages tests, faces layoffs and cancels contracts earlier this year Ministry of Government Efficiency (Doge) has laid off employees in the Ministry of Education.
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Soldner, who works in the Department of Education’s research and data department, told reporters Monday that the cuts did not hinder the office’s ability to analyze and report these results, the Washington Post reported.
