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Nearly every state and public school district have seen math and reading scores among fourth and eighth graders decline since 2019, according to new national test scores.
Why it matters: The results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, dubbed the Nation's Report Card, are yet another illustration of the historic learning setbacks the pandemic caused, Axios' Noah Bressner reports.
- This year's scores showed the largest math declines ever recorded.
Zoom in: In Ohio, eighth grade math dropped the most, though all scores declined.
- Interestingly, fourth grade reading began falling before the pandemic, in 2018.
Yes, but: Our 2022 scores were still three points higher than the national average in all four categories.
What we're watching: Ohio students' scores on state end-of-course assessments in math and English language arts improved between 2021 and 2022 among grades three through eight, we reported in September.
- Though the scores still haven't rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, that suggests things are at least headed in the right direction overall.