Pandemic and Other Factors Contribute to Falling Academic Scores in 2024

2024 Nation's Report Card shows reading and math scores for U.S. high school students, and science scores for eighth graders at historic lows.
Decade-long decline in scores worsened by pandemic, though experts say COVID-19 isn't the sole cause.
Girls experienced steeper STEM score decline as gender gap widened after post-pandemic engagement programs lapsed.
Nearly half of high school seniors fell below basic achievement level, the largest proportion since 2005.
Only 33% of high school seniors met college readiness in math, down from 37% in 2019.

Education | Scores | Inequality

United States

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