2022, reading scores saw their biggest drop since 1990. math scores plummeted during that period for the first time ever. these are some of the worst declines that the study has seen in its 50-year history. it could take a generation for some scores to rebound reports the wall street journal. the learning loss could weigh on economic output in this country in the years to come. pete hegseth and leo terrell are here. first, to david lee miller that shows us what s in the study. hi, lee. the nation s schools are getting a failing grade based on the test scores of 9-year-old students. let s start with math. the decrease was where s than nine points. so called lower performing students saw scores draw by 12 points. black and hispanics decreased more than white. when it comes to reading, the average test core dropped five points. some problem learners saw a decline by 10. reading scores by white, black and hispanic students were impacted equally by the pandemic. an education p
Donald trump expected to leave trump tower in mid town, manhattan minutes from now and in the courthouse in Lower Manhattan. The first day of a civil trial relating to claims of fraudulent Business Practices within the trump organization. So more coming up on that as it happens here. Meanwhile, the crisis is unrelenting. Illegal Border Crossings hitting an alltime high under President Biden and repercussions are being felt everywhere coast to coast and especially in this town as we say good morning. Im bill hemmer. Dana has the day off today. Gillian turner is here. Gillian i got in 9 30 last night. Great to see every store open. A guy was singing Frank Sinatra on the megaphone. People eating ice cream. Bill it wasnt raining, too. Gillian the numbers are stunning at the border. More than 260,000 illegal crossings in september alone. More than 2. 2 million have crossed this fiscal year, nearly four times the population of wyoming. Bill its putting a strain on cities everywhere. The open
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press secretary, karine jean-pierre, the fact that american life expectancies are going down based on this influx of drugs. here s what she said. i want your reaction, sir. american s life expectancies are toing down at a rate not seen in a century. part of that is because of drug overdoes. what is the administration going to do to stop it? we agree. we see the numbers. the fact that we re securing the border, securing record levels of funding to they can stop elicit drugs from entering into the country. martha: so sir, thanks for being here. how does that line up with what you re seeing on the border? thanks for having me. you know, we at customs and border protection, the field operations, the member and women at the ports of entry, our primary mission is stopping hard