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
thank you all so much for being here. president biden and the first lady are in puff low right now paying respects to the step people killed in the racist mass shooting at the tops supermarket. this hour they are meeting in private with the families of the victims. first responders as well as meeting with community leaders. the president will also be speaking publicly this afternoon where he s expected to call out the racism that he vowed to fight when he candidate, the racism we ve seen that is pervasive, that is motivating this shooting in buffalo. there are also new details coming out about the investigation and how long the suspected shooter was planning this attack. we re talking months. cnn has learned the suspect was considering attacking a church and an elementary school before deciding to target the market, and there s new vines video that is capturing the moment that the suspected shooter, can you see him right there in the camo, camo pants, the moment he was taken
News out of the east bay. A fire broke out along highway 24. The Highway Patrol says it began as a car fire and flames spread to brush. That fire has burned about 25 acres. We are told the fire is out but two lanes westbound are still shut down as crews mop up the scene. No homes are threatened and no injuries have been reported. The situation has led to traffic backups in that area. You can see on the top of your screen that is the westbound direction of highway 24 headed towards the tunnel. Traffic is backing up all the way towards the lafayette area. Leaving oakland and heading toward walnut creek it looks like is wide open. You can see the village on the right side of your screen. Traffic is opposite. The westbound direction is backed up. We will keep you posted the manager of the go ship warehouse and another tenant are facing 36 counts of Involuntary Manslaughter. Heres the latest on the Development Developing story. These charges come a little more than six months after this fir
Rain expected in norristown in just about a minute from now, lenape 5 03, Kennett Square about 5 06 and after that weve got radnor at about 5 15 and then edgemont at 5 16. If i go out wide, you can see that this is also extending up into the northern suburbs visually all of Montgomery County covered by this. This is pushing due east. Theres a little bit more down to the south to the west of New Castle County especially the southern portion of that county. All of this pushing toward the east. It shouldnt be too much longer before its through but for the next hour or so in southeastern pennsylvania and then crossing the river into jersey we have an issue with that. As we take a look at the cloud cover, theres plenty of that out there, too. Does look like its going to wind up being a cloudy bay with additional shower activity later in the afternoon. Visibility a little bit of an issue. Fog popping up here or there. Nothing super low. In dover visibility is below a mile. If youre trying ar
Reverse. Varner says the truck thief tore up a fence making a getaway. Varner and a group of neighbors eventually located the wrecked truck on a nearby road under construction. It was only later as he returned home the neighbors saw a blood trail and tracked it back to millers momoile home and found the body in a driveway. The Benton County sheriff says investigators have identified the victim but have not released the name yet. Social media has called her millers girlfriend but the sherifffays he hasnt cononrmed that thrhrugh relatives yet. Live in Benton County, Dave Franzman kcrg tv9 news. Cedar Rapids Police have issued an operation katelyn jensen. She was last seen on orchard street southwest in swisher last night. Cedar Rapids Police. Governor Terry Branstad is creating a special division in iowas Public Defenders Office that will focus on wrongful convictions. It will initially review cases that used flawed hair analysis testimony. Federal Authorities Say many examiners in the f