Math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic, federal study finds.
WASHINGTON — Math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the, according to a new federal study — offering an early glimpse of the sheer magnitude of the learning setbacks dealt to the nation’s children.
Much of the nation’s standardized testing didn’t happen during the early days of the pandemic, so the findings released Thursday gave an early look at the impact of pandemic learning disruptions. Broader data is expected to be released later this year as part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the Nation’s Report Card.
In math, the average score for 9-year-old students fell 7 percentage points between 2020 and 2022, according to the study. The average reading score fell 5 points. For Asian American students, Native American students and students of two or more races, there was little change in reading or math between 2020 and 2022, the study found.
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