THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL REGRESS If lack of money is an issue, perhaps Weingarten would like to explain why the results were so poor after taxpayers forked over $190 billion to aid students in the pandemic recovery period.
The headlines last week told the sad story. The New York Times’ title read, “American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows,” while The 74 proclaimed, The New NAEP Scores Are Alarming. Hope Is Not a Strategy for Fixing Them.” The Wall Street Journal announced, “American Kids Are Getting Even Worse at Reading, Test Scores Show.