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Michael Porter Jr. and Lonzo Ball got into an interesting podcast discussion recently. It's not a new conversation. Since the WNBA existed, guys have wondered how their talent compares to the best ...

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Just over 3,000 third graders were kept from advancing to the fourth grade in 2025 after being unable to pass the Indiana standardized reading test. Data released during the State Board of Education ...

On paper, the runners on the Reading boys’ cross-country team are tightly connected through the proximity of their finishing times on the course. The team’s top seven is made up of entirely ...

Mississippi has improved from 49th to ninth in fourth-grade reading results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress in the past ten years. pololia - stock.adobe.com A miracle defies the ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A newly-released national report shows Florida students are slipping behind in literacy. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the state dropped to 43rd in ...

Math and reading scores dropped to their lowest levels in more than two decades among high school seniors. That's according to the Nation’s Report Card put out by the National Assessment of ...

The writing’s on the wall — if you can read it. Sobering national test results show more high school seniors are struggling with math and reading than at any point in recent decades, with Education ...

The reading and math scores of 12th graders has dropped to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to results from an exam known as the nation's report card. The National Assessment of ...

A decade-long slide in high schoolers’ reading and math performance persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to ...

High school seniors had the worst reading scores since 1992 on a national test, a loss probably related to increases in screen time and the pandemic. Their math scores fell as well. By Dana Goldstein ...