Alabama invested in elementary math. But some schools have a long way to go

Alabama’s 2022 law reshaped math instruction at the elementary level by providing money for all schools to hire math coaches ...
7News Miami

Math and reading scores of 4th- and 8th-graders dropped during pandemic, report says. Math declines were the largest ever

(CNN) — Fourth- and eighth-graders fell behind in reading and had the largest ever decline in math, according to a national educational assessment that shows the devastating impact of Covid-19 on ...
LA School Report

With Literacy Policies on the Books, Advocates Target Early Math

This story was published on EdSource. Buoyed by their successful strategies for early literacy, California legislators and ...
Turlock Journal

Lawmakers push early math screening as local scores reveal deepening student achievement gaps

Buoyed by their successful strategies for early literacy, California legislators and advocacy groups are calling for a parallel approach to math.
The Baltimore Sun

US fourth, eighth grade math scores plummet on international test: ‘A national crisis’

The results of an international test of academic skills released recently show dire declines in math for U.S. fourth- and eighth-grade students. The Trends in International Mathematics and Science ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

As fourth grade scores rise, Atlanta Public Schools prioritizes literacy

The fourth graders in Jeremy Lowe’s class at Atlanta’s Parkside Elementary School are on a tight deadline. They only have five minutes to write a dramatic “warm-up play” with characters, a setting, ...
The Atlantic

American Math and Reading Skills Are Slowly Getting Better

Every two years, hundreds of thousands of American fourth and eighth grade students take a test called the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The test evaluates students’ reading and math ...