US High School Students' Reading and Math Skills Decline to New Lows
TL;DR
U.S. high school seniors scored their lowest in reading since 1992 and in math since 2005 on the NAEP, with about a third lacking basic reading skills, likely due to increased screen time and the pandemic.
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