Americans fell behind in their reading skills since the pandemic started. In fact, only one-third of eighth-grade students scored below "basic" in reading. The text talks about how American schools have not yet begun to make progress and how there was an improvement in fourth-grade math but that one-third of eighth-grade students scored below "basic" in reading.

Americans fell behind in their reading skills since the pandemic started. In fact, only one-third of eighth-grade students scored below "basic" in reading.The National Assessment of Educational Progress has been given every two years to a sample of America's children, and it is considered one of the best gauges of the academic progress of the US school system. The most recent exam was administered in early 2024 in every state, testing fourth- and eighth-grade students on math and reading.Peggy Carr, commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, said "The news is not good". There were only a few bright spots, including an improvement in fourth-grade math. But for the most part, American schools have not yet begun to make progress.One-third of eighth-grade students scored below "basic" in reading, more than ever in the history of the assessment. Especially alarming to officials was the divide between higher- and lower-performing students, which has grown wider than ever.It was most pronounced in eighth-grade math: While the top 10% of students saw their scores increased by 3 points, the lowest 10% decreased by 6 points.

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