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The latest Nation's Report Card shows a nationwide decline in student test scores since the pandemic.
Delaware's separate statewide test results from August also showed little improvement in student proficiency.
The Nation's Report Card is out.
New results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress looked to capture subject knowledge in eighth-grade science, as well as math and reading for high school seniors in 2024. And the latest Sept. 9 release still lacked evidence of any nationwide pandemic rebound.
Across the United States, last year's science scores in this group declined 4 points from pre-pandemic scores. That's comparing 2024 with results from previously available scores in 2019. Last year's results are also 8 points below 2015, while not signif