Congressman Tim Walberg says the latest report on student test scores around the nation shows something needs to be done to shake up education policy.
Walberg tells us the National Assessment of Educational Progress released the numbers last week.
“ They’re terrible, t hey’re terrible,” Walberg said. “A nd most recently, last week, when they released their scores, high schoolers on down, are having the worst outcome scores in math and reading that they’ve had since we began keeping the numbers.”
Walberg, the chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee, says the average 12th grade reading and math scores are lower than in 2019 at every percentile except the 90th. He says dismantling the Department of E