CHEYENNE — Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress released Tuesday continue to show a nationwide decline in student proficiency in math, science and reading since the COVID-19 pandemic.

But while the NAEP scores, also known as “The Nation’s Report Card,” showed a 4-point drop nationally for eighth-graders in science and a 3-point decrease for 12th-graders in both math and reading since 2019, Wyoming’s data does not show the same declines in math and reading.

However, reports of 12th-graders’ performances reflect an aggregate or national sampling of students, and not state-level results.

“It’s important to keep in mind NAEP results reflect a sampling of Wyoming students,” Wyoming Department of Education spokesperson Linda Finnerty said via email correspondence. “And

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