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Test Scores for U.S. 13-Year-Olds Show Lowest Math and Reading Levels In Decades
June 21^st 2023 at 21:13

Test Scores for U.S. 13-Year-Olds Show Lowest Math and Reading Levels In Decades

By: Dana Goldstein

The results are the federal government’s last major data release on the academic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

The last time math performance was this low for 13-year-olds was in 1990.

NYT - Education
Pandemic Stimulus Aid May Not Be Doing Enough to Help Schools
June 5^th 2023 at 09:00

Pandemic Stimulus Aid May Not Be Doing Enough to Help Schools

By: Madeleine Ngo

Pandemic aid was supposed to help students recover from learning loss, but results have been mixed.

Elizabethton City Schools in Tennessee provided English tutoring this year for 404 elementary and middle school students with the increased funding.

NYT - Education
Robert J. Zimmer, Who Promoted Free Speech on Campus, Dies at 75
May 25^th 2023 at 15:39

Robert J. Zimmer, Who Promoted Free Speech on Campus, Dies at 75

By: Sam Roberts

A mathematician, he was for many years the president of the University of Chicago, where he argued that civility was not a reason to silence discussion.

NYT - Education
U.S. History Scores for 8th Graders Plunge
May 4^th 2023 at 19:50

U.S. History Scores for 8th Graders Plunge

By: Sarah Mervosh

The latest test results continue a nearly decade-long decline. Try a sample quiz to test your knowledge.

The dip in civics performance was the first decline since the test began being administered in the late 1990s.