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National Report Card Shows Worst Results in Decades for 8th Graders and High School Seniors

A typical 8th grader could not explain the functions of circulatory, respiratory, and digestive systems, the National Report Card noted.
National Report Card Shows Worst Results in Decades for 8th Graders and High School Seniors
A Los Angeles Unified School District campus in Los Angeles on Jan. 8, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Aaron Gifford
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Most U.S. high school seniors earn a high school diploma despite not being proficient in reading or math, and scores in some subject areas have declined since 1992, the Department of Education announced on Sept. 9.

The latest results from the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress “Report Card”, which is based on state-level assessment results compiled by the federal agency’s National Center for Education Statistics, also indicate that 69 percent of public school 8th graders were below proficiency levels in science.
Aaron Gifford
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Aaron Gifford has written for several daily newspapers, magazines, and specialty publications and also served as a federal background investigator and Medicare fraud analyst. He graduated from the University at Buffalo and is based in Upstate New York.