The writing’s on the wall — if you can read it.
Sobering national test results show more high school seniors are struggling with math and reading than at any point in recent decades, with Education Secretary Linda McMahon calling out a “devastating trend” Tuesday.
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) — commonly referred to as the Nation’s Report Card — showed just 35% of high school seniors were proficient in reading, the lowest score since the assessment began in 1992.
The math score for 12th-graders was even worse, with just 22% achieving proficiency, the lowest point since the current test began in 2005.
“American students are testing at historic lows across all of K-12,” McMahon said in response to the scores, which were extracted from tests administered to thousands of students in early 2024.
“Nearly half of America’s high school seniors are testing at below basic levels in math and reading,” she went on. “The achievement gap is widening, and more high school seniors are performing below the basic benchmark in math and reading.”
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