Nation’s Education Report Card reveals Democrats have ‘wiped out three decades of gains’

The Democrats have destroyed EVERYTHING. In education they have replaced teaching with sexualizing the children and race hustling indoctrination.

Nation’s Education Report Card reveals U.S. has ‘wiped out three decades of gains’

By: Sara Carter, October 24, 2021:

Education Department data released Monday shows our nation’s schools recorded the “largest drop in math scores ever this year, with fourth- and eighth-grade students in nearly every state showing significant declines” reports the Wall Street Journal.

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Know as the ‘Nation’s Report Card’ the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress, revealed the nationwide plunge in reading “wiped out three decades of gains.”

Low-performing fourth-grade students saw larger declines in both math and reading scores compared with high-performing ones. Black and Hispanic students in the fourth grade saw larger score drops in math than white students. “White students were the only racial group with declines at eighth-grade reading. Gaps in math widened between fourth-grade students who are eligible for free and reduced-price lunches and those who aren’t.”

Federal test results released in September revealed the largest drop in fourth-grade reading scores since 1990 and the first-ever decline in math.

Fordham Institute President Michael Petrilli said the results should serve as a wake-up call for policy makers and school-district officials around the country. “It’s a huge deal,” he said. “We have lost a huge amount of the progress that we have been making over the course of decades and it’s going to take years to catch up.”

The actual numbers are astounding. “Average math scores for eighth-graders in 2022 dropped to 274 out of a possible 500, falling 8 points from 2019. Reading scores declined 3 points, to 260.”

“No state or jurisdiction posted gains in math in either grade, nor did any of the 26 large districts included in the analysis. Utah was the only state where the drop in the eighth-grade math score wasn’t statistically significant. Nationwide, 38% of eighth-graders tested below basic achievement levels in math. The basic level denotes partial mastery.”

Of particular note was the Fourth-grade which had the lowest average reading score. “The tests, administered to U.S. students ages 9 and 13, are regarded as key indicators for student achievement and future trajectory. Achieving reading proficiency by fourth grade is critical because students at that point must use reading to learn other subjects. Math proficiency in eighth grade is one of the most significant predictors of success in high school, educators said.”

Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said the scores were “a reminder of the impact this pandemic had on our learners” and urged districts to intensify recovery efforts such as tutoring.

The Wall Street Journal reports:

State-by-state comparisons of public-school scores show Massachusetts remained the top performer in most categories while New Mexico earned the lowest scores in every category.

A spokeswoman for the New Mexico Public Education Department said the state is investing in efforts to boost achievement including raising teacher pay.

Los Angeles was the only place—city or state—to show a significant increase in eighth-grade reading. Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said factors including strong attendance for online courses and summer classes contributed to improved reading scores there.

Detroit remained the worst performer in all categories among urban districts, while Cleveland experienced the steepest drops in fourth grade. Cleveland Metropolitan School District CEO Eric Gordon said low school attendance and high numbers of teachers out sick contributed to the drop in scores in the district.

Educators cited different causes for overall declines:

Existing gaps in opportunity and learning experiences between white students and students of color, as well as between well-funded schools and underfunded ones, worsened in the pandemic, National Education Association President Becky Pringle said.

“Collaborative mathematics is extremely important,” Mr. Miller said. “And, yet, when you’re looking at your peer on a screen, you can’t talk to them, because only one person can talk at a time. There’s not a lot of collaboration going on.”

Students struggled with technology during periods of remote learning and were distracted by sickness and economic hardships in their communities, said Arlyssa Heard, a parent organizer for the advocacy group 482Forward in Detroit.

“It was a crazy time,” Ms. Heard said. “I don’t think anyone should be surprised by these test scores.” …….

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LIBERALS_ARE_G-DLESS

1 year ago

It is no longer considered EDUCATION. It is now INDOCTRINATION.

PARENTS: Home-school, Christian school, or Charter School with a good history of actually TEACHING the truth.

GET YOUR KIDS OUT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS UNLESS OF COURSE, YOU JUST DON’T CARE OR YOU ARE A LIBERAL.

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Crusader General

1 year ago

Ill bet they got all A’s in Transgender Studies and Postop Mangina Dilation shop class…

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PlatinumGhost

1 year ago

That after all is the plan.

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Snowedin

1 year ago

The US used to have some of the best education in the world. It is now one of the worst. Indoctrination has destroyed the country and the minds of the children as it was designed to do.

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ed

1 year ago

School kids can no longer read and write. But they know their pronouns and attend drag queen story hours, which I’m sure will get them far in life…

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joanofark06

1 year ago

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Putting (sarc/off), after your comment, would have been nice, because the way you said it truthfully, almost had me in tears!! But yeah, sadly its so true….

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garry pollack

1 year ago

“poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids,”

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joanofark06

1 year ago

Just another sad day, with more sad news, in which my husband would sadly say, with no humor in his voice at all, and with enough anger ……”Thank You, Mr. Biden!”

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