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WASHINGTON, D.C. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report Card, released today, revealed the largest declines ever recorded in math for 4th and 8th graders. Most states saw an alarming decline in student achievement in both math and reading from 2019 to 2022 — particularly for students of color and students with disabilities. “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. Even before the pandemic, NAEP results were showing students making little to no progress in reading and math after seeing steady increases for two decades.” “The solution to this problem

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