A US federal report that tracked students’ test scores going back to the 1970s indicates that while kids are making strides in reading and math, highschool students have made no progress in math for over three decades. The report measured children’s 2008 scores against long-term trends. The scores come from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, which is considered the benchmark of how students perform across the country. But the report was not completely gloomy. It showed the reading scores of high-school kids had improved since 2004, the last time results were issued. In math, scores improved for younger children since 2004, but scores for 17-year-olds remained unchanged.

By Staff