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US Chamber of Commerce Warns of Long-Term Economic Losses From Plunging Child Test Scores

US Chamber of Commerce Warns of Long-Term Economic Losses From Plunging Child Test Scores
A classroom at Yung Wing School in New York City, on Nov. 18, 2021. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
10/25/2022|Updated: 10/25/2022
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce signaled the alarm after the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) recently revealed the grim performance of fourth- and eighth-grade American students in math and reading as test scores declined in the single largest drop since record keeping began in 1992.

“This is a wakeup call for our country—for policymakers, leaders in public education, and the business community,” said Cheryl Oldham, U.S. Chamber of Commerce vice president of education policy. “These results show that learning loss has risen to historic levels in part due to the impact of the pandemic, which only exacerbated existing failures in the education system.

Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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