Here’s how fit Army National Guardsmen have to be. Would you measure up?

A photo of chunky Texas National Guard troops in Chicago went viral, and 7 were sent home. But there's nothing soft about ...
EdSource

National student test scores plummet, pandemic blamed

National test results released on Thursday showed the pandemic’s devastating effects on American schoolchildren, with 9-year-olds’ math and reading scores dropping to levels from two decades ago, the ...
Essence

National Test Scores Dropped To Lowest In Decades Due To Pandemic

Math and reading test scores for elementary school students nationwide fell significantly between 2020 and 2022, a sobering indication of the pandemic’s effects. The declines undo decades of academic ...
EdSource

National test scores plummet, with no sign of recovery

National test scores plunged for 13-year-olds, according to new data that shows the largest math drop in 50 years, as the Washington Post reported, and no academic recovery from the pandemic. Student ...
American Enterprise Institute

Testing Theories of Why: Four Keys to Interpreting US Student Achievement Trends

National test scores are important. They provide us with a big picture of student achievement at the national level and tell us whether achievement is improving, falling, or holding steady. For those ...
New York Post

Parents fume about drop in national test scores over COVID pandemic

Parents were left frustrated — but not surprised — when the results of a national test released Thursday showed just how devastating COVID-related learning disruptions have been to their kids. “We ...