A new report by the U.S. Education Department shows that students in California performed better than other states over the past three years, with the Los Angeles Unified School District making some improvements. But overall, students across the nation are still heavily affected by pandemic learning loss. Eighth and fourth graders in nearly every state…
‘Nation’s Report Card’ Shows Pandemic Learning Loss, Signs of Recovery in Los Angeles Unified
October 25, 2022
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US Chamber of Commerce Warns of Long-Term Economic Losses From Plunging Child Test Scores
October 25, 2022
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce signaled the alarm after the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) recently revealed the grim performance of fourth- and eighth-grade American students in math and reading as test scores declined in the single largest drop since record keeping began in 1992. “This is a wakeup call for our country—for policymakers,…
Texas Rejects New CDC Recommendation to Mandate the COVID Shot to School Children
October 25, 2022
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The entity that determines the vaccination schedule for children in Texas was quick to adjust its website on Oct. 20, hours after advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a recommendation to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the children’s immunization schedule. After a state representative expressed his concern, the Texas Department…
Scientists Enthusiastic About New Gender, Non-Binary Quotas for Research Funding
October 24, 2022
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The Australian Academy of Sciences has thrown its support behind a new quota system dealing with “gender inequities” in the distribution of research grants—despite repeated concerns from commentators that gender quotas do not produce meaningful outcomes. In a “new intervention”, the country’s health and medical research funding body, the National Health and Medical Research Council…
Decades of Student Progress Wiped Out, National Math and Reading Scores at Historical Lows: Report
National math test scores in grades 4 and 8 showed the biggest drop since a national testing program began in 1990, and the reading level for the same grades reverted to a level from three decades ago. Grade 8 math performance has dropped eight points since 2019, and about a third of students in both…
Decades of Student Progress Wiped Out; National Math and Reading Scores at Historic Lows: Report
National math test scores in grades 4 and 8 showed the biggest drop since a national testing program began in 1990, and the reading level for the same grades reverted to a level from three decades ago. Grade 8 math performance has dropped eight points since 2019, and about a third of students in both…
US Students’ Math and Reading Scores Drop Several Points Compared to 2019: Nation’s Report Card
Fourth and eighth grade students’ math and reading scores showed no improvements across any U.S. states between 2019 and 2022, with the majority seeing a decline in scores, according to a new report published on Oct. 24. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) report found that the average math score among fourth graders in 2022 was 236…
‘Wake-Up Call’: US Officials Sound Alarm After Massive Drop in Child Test Scores
Fourth- and eighth-graders had the largest-ever decline in math this year in nearly every state, according to a national educational assessment, drawing warnings from White House officials. Across the country, math scores saw their largest decreases ever. Reading scores dropped to 1992 levels. Nearly four in 10 eighth graders failed to grasp basic math concepts. Not…
CRT Is Being Taught in US Schools, Despite Denials: Study
A new study has determined that critical race theory (CRT) concepts are being taught in American schools, despite denials from some individuals or groups. Zach Goldberg and Eric Kaufmann from the Manhattan Institute commissioned a study on a “nationally representative sample of 1,505 18- to 20-year-old Americans—a demographic that has yet to graduate from, or…
Masters of Destiny: Working Multiple Jobs Is About More Than Money
The American dream—that hard work is rewarded with a better life—is still alive. It beats in the hearts of the millions who juggle multiple jobs for multiple reasons. People like Tiffany Toscano of Benton County, Minnesota, 29, who has been working multiple jobs since 2016 when a suicide made her a single mother and she…
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