Testing for younger kids is less common, so the NWEA report offers insights into the depth of the academic disruption. It’s based on assessments given to students in the 2024-25 school year.

Amanda Klousnitzer-Hutchens found her passion for reading as a kid in Naperville, and that’s led her to start a mobile bookstore.

Two years into his English literature degree at the University of Pittsburgh, sophomore Luke Johnson has noticed something in his liberal arts courses: Students in his classes have gone quiet. As he ...