Kids face a ‘reading recession’ as test scores continue to plummet across the US

Source: New York Post · Bias: Right

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Scholars at Harvard, Stanford and Dartmouth analyzed state test scores from third to eighth grade for over 5,000 school districts in 38 states, allowing comparisons across school districts and states in a national Education Scorecard.

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Kids face a ‘reading recession’ as test scores continue to plummet across the US
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Scholars at Harvard, Stanford and Dartmouth analyzed state test scores from third to eighth grade for over 5,000 school districts in 38 states, allowing comparisons across school districts and states in a national Education Scorecard.