The National Assessment of Educational Progress released “The Nation’s Report Card” Wednesday, and the results are not good. Math and reading scores for American children have plummeted since the COVID pandemic when lockdowns were widespread and “remote learning” became necessary.
The NAEP data shows that math scores for 13-year-olds plunged a whopping nine points between the 2019-2020 and 2022-2023 school years—the largest drop ever recorded. Reading scores, meanwhile, dropped by four points.
The numbers get even worse when you compare them to those of a decade ago: average scores declined 7 points in reading and 14 points in mathematics over that span.
For those who were considered “lower performing” students, the numbers were even worse. The NAEP issued a press release (PDF link) saying:
The 2023 mathematics scores for age 13 students at all five selected percentile levels declined compared to 2020. The declines ranged from 6 to 8 points for middle- and higher-performing students to 12 to 14 points for lower-performing students, with larger declines for lower performers in comparison to their higher-performing peers.
Well, what did they expect was going to happen?
Right on 3:53, dumbing down society before they even begin to learn and think for themselves. That is the way to control the population that provides wealth for the elite.
And unqualified teachers who are cramming down their throats all the wrong things.