After years of declines, young students show gains in reading and math
Education After years of declines, young students show gains in reading and math June 10, 202612:01 AM ET Sequoia Carrillo Average reading and math scores for 9-year-old students rose from 2022 to 2025, according to the newest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Olivier Touron/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Olivier Touron/AFP via Getty Images New federal test scores show younger students are making gains in reading and math — after years of declines. "I think this is an optimistic release," Matthew Soldner, acting commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, told NPR.
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- ▪Olivier Touron/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Olivier Touron/AFP via Getty Images New federal test scores show younger students are making gains in reading and math — after years of declines.
- ▪"I think this is an optimistic release," Matthew Soldner, acting commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, told NPR.
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Education After years of declines, young students show gains in reading and math June 10, 202612:01 AM ET Sequoia Carrillo Average reading and math scores for 9-year-old students rose from 2022 to 2025, according to the newest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Olivier Touron/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Olivier Touron/AFP via Getty Images New federal test scores show younger students are making gains in reading and math — after years of declines. "I think this is an optimistic release," Matthew Soldner, acting commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, told NPR. Results from the long-term trend (LTT) report, released Wednesday, provide a national look at progress in reading and math for 9- and 13-year-old students.
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