After years of steady declines in reading and math scores, new results from a national test of 9- and 13-year-olds offer tentative signs of recovery—9-year-olds are doing better in these two subjects ...

U.S. employers and colleges are contending with more young people who are behind academically. Some are trying to make up where schools have failed. U.S. employers and colleges are contending with ...

A decade-long slide in high schoolers' reading and math performance persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders' scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to ...

Setting aside time in the school day to teach students social-emotional skills, such as emotional regulation and perspective-taking, can substantially boost students’ grade-point averages and ...

After years of declines, scores for 9-year-olds improved in reading and mathematics from 2022 to 2025, while scores for 13-year-olds showed no significant change, according to a federal assessment ...