The reading and math scores of 12th graders have plunged to their lowest level in over 20 years.

The scores, part of a test from the National Assessment of Education Progress, showed the average reading score for 12th graders dropped to the lowest level since the NAEP first administered the reading assessment in 1992. The average score for 12th graders in math in 2024 was the lowest since 2005, when the math assessment framework changed significantly.

These scores have come as a shock to some, but not everyone.

For educators, these low test scores are part of a broader trend of declining academic performance. Chantel Jiroch and Careshia Moore, co-authors of Raising America: A Visual Celebration of Educators , told Newsweek , "Education was drastically reshaped by the global pand

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