CHICAGO (WLS) -- A local former education leader and college professor are weighing in, after American high schoolers got a bad report card Tuesday.

Many of the nation's high schoolers are not making the grade. They're falling behind in math and reading.

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The National Assessment of Education Progress just released its report, known as the Nation's Report Card .

It recorded its lowest average score ever in reading since testing began in 1992.

Thirty two percent of high school seniors scored below the "basic" level.

In math, the average score last year was the lowest since 2005.

The numbers drew from a national sample. While they don't look good, some education experts says low reading and math scores are not unique to the curr

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