ATLANTA (AP) — America’s eighth graders are falling behind in math and reading, while fourth graders are doing slightly better in reading, according to the latest results from the Nation’s Report Card . But there were some exceptions to the findings, which also showed declines among fourth graders in math. Mississippi and the District of Columbia showed gains, along with some other big-city school districts. Nationwide, a little more than a third of eighth graders are proficient in reading and math.
Student Performance Is Lagging, According To The Nation’s Report Card
JEFF AMY and CAROLYN THOMPSON / AP, Time
Tue, 10/29/2019 - 11:46pm
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