The 2024 results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) indicate the worst reading scores since testing began in 1992, revealing that students have not recovered from pandemic-related learning losses. A significant proportion—one-third—of fourth and eighth graders lack basic reading skills, while high achievers are the only group making progress. Despite $200 billion in funding, achievement gaps between low and high performers are worsening. Additionally, post-COVID truancy rates have surged, particularly in New York, where many students are now chronically absent.
Most of America's kids aren't regaining the ground lost to school shutdowns during the pandemic, with reading scores dropping to the worst results since testing began.
A full third of kids couldn't show "basic" reading skills expected for their age group, highlighting the growing achievement gap.
Despite nearly $200 billion in federal funds, the results remain grim, particularly for low-performing students who are not recovering from pandemic-related academic losses.
Truancy has increased nationwide post-COVID, with New York noting that nearly a third of students are now chronically truant.
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