Newly released data from a crucial national test revealed historically low scores in two major subjects for 12th graders across the country, further emphasizing that U.S. students have struggled to recover academically after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Testing data released Tuesday from the National Assessment of Educational Progress revealed that, overall, students’ scores were lower in 12th grade math and reading and 8th grade science than the last time students were tested in 2019. With 38% of students scoring below basic in 8th grade science, students’ science scores were the lowest they’ve been since 2009, while students’ scores in 12th grade math and reading were the lowest they’ve ever been since the tests were first administered — 1992 for reading and 2005 for math. The data did not in

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