New national data shows that Maryland students experienced some of the sharpest drops in the country in mathematics and reading from 2019 to 2022, according to an October 25, 2022, article in the Frederick News Post in Frederick County, Maryland.
The article notes that the results come from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, which was administered from January to March 2022 to a sampling of fourth and eighth graders nationwide. Maryland fourth graders who took the test scored an average of 10 points lower in mathematics and 7 points lower in reading than their counterpoints in 2019. Eighth graders average scores fell 11 points in math and five points in reading compared with 2019.
The nation saw a 5-point decline in average math scores in fourth grade and an 8-point decline in eighth grade.
Average reading scores declined 3 points for both grades.
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said the scores are the result of the pandemic’s impact on students, as well as decades of underinvestment. Cardona said the department will issue resources for educational leaders to use federal money to address learning loss.
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