That’s how experts describe the latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the “nation’s report card.” Considered a highly accurate window into student ...

WASHINGTON — A decade-long slide in high schoolers’ reading and math performance persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, ...

(NEXSTAR) — School is back in session, bringing in the first wave of students born during the pandemic, dubbed “COVID kindergartners,” into classrooms nationwide. The students older than them, however ...

More of Michigan's youngest students are struggling with reading, according to statewide test results released Wednesday that show 61.1% of third graders and 57.6% of fourth graders did not pass the ...

The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) offered a grim outlook Tuesday for 8th and 12th grade students in their first results since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Scores dropped to the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...