New Data Shows , Alarming Decline in , 'Basic Skills' of US Students.<br />According to new data, math and reading <br />skills among students in the United States <br />have reached their lowest level in decades. .<br />Fox News reports that <br />the last time math scores among <br />13-year-olds were this low was in 1990.<br />The last time reading scores <br />were this low was in 2004.<br />Scores from the National Center for Education Statistics <br />show no sign of post-pandemic recovery, continuing <br />a downward trend worsened by COVID in 2020. .<br />We continue to see worrisome signs about <br />student achievement and well-being more <br />than two years after most students <br />returned for in-person learning, Peggy G. Carr, National Center for Education <br />Statistics (NCES) Commissioner, via Fox News.<br />'The New York Times' reports that <br />the test students did poorly on <br />measures "basic skills.".<br />The mathematics decline for 13-year-olds <br />was the single largest decline we have <br />observed in the past half a century, Peggy G. Carr, National Center for Education <br />Statistics (NCES) Commissioner, via Fox News.<br />Fox News reports that decline was seen in both <br />boys and girls among all racial demographics, <br />though some experienced steeper declines than others. .<br />NCES acting Associate Commissioner Dan McGrath says <br />declines can be traced back to 2012 but were exacerbated <br />by dramatic changes brought on by the COVID pandemic.<br />NCES acting Associate Commissioner Dan McGrath says <br />declines can be traced back to 2012 but were exacerbated <br />by dramatic changes brought on by the COVID pandemic.<br />We are observing steep drops <br />in achievement, troubling shifts <br />in reading habits and other factors <br />that affect achievement and <br />rising mental health challenges, Peggy G. Carr, National Center for Education <br />Statistics (NCES) Commissioner, via Fox News.<br />We are observing steep drops <br />in achievement, troubling shifts <br />in reading habits and other factors <br />that affect achievement and <br />rising mental health challenges, Peggy G. Carr, National Center for Education <br />Statistics (NCES) Commissioner, via Fox News
