New data released from the U.S. Department of Education Thursday showed sharp declines in reading and math scores from 2020 to 2022, particularly for lower-performing students.

NAEP's long-term assessment of math scores from 1978 to 2012 showed an 11 percent increase in scores among 9-year-olds, an 8 percent increase among 13-year-olds and a 2-percent increase among 17 ...

What to Know Since 1980, when the ED was established in its current form, reading and math scores have slightly improved — despite a pandemic-triggered decline over the past few years ...