The US Education Department, which the Trump administration is actively attempting to dismantle, has released the latest math and reading test scores for American high-school seniors — and they're an absolute disaster.

As the Wall Street Journal reports, the scores have hit an all-time low, even by America's historically underwhelming standards. It's a worrying sign that the rapid rise of technologies like AI — combined with other likely factors, like the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic — have massively disrupted young people successfully learning the skills they need to succeed.

However, experts warn that drawing any definitive conclusions remains difficult, considering the many factors at play.

The results are from of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, which t

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