U.S. Student Reading Scores Plummet to Historic Lows, NAEP Reveals
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The latest National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation's Report Card, has unveiled a stark and worrying trend in American education: reading proficiency among students has reached its lowest point since the inception of these tests in 1992. The 2024 results show that only 67 percent of eighth-graders and 60 percent of fourth-graders scored at or above basic reading levels, marking a significant decline in literacy across the United States.
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1/29/2025 (6 months ago)
Published in U.S.
Keywords: Nation's Report Card, National Assessment of Educational Progress, Reading, Reading Proficiency, US Reading Level
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