Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement after the release of disappointing National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores for math and reading in 4th and 8th grade:
“When we fail our children, we fail our nation’s future. Today’s NAEP scores continue the concerning trend of declining performance nationwide. This is clearly a reflection of the education bureaucracy continuing to focus on woke policies rather than helping students learn and grow. “I’m thankful we have an administration that is looking to reverse course, and I look forward to helping reform our education system to better serve our youth.”
BACKGROUND: NAEP, also known as the Nation’s Report Card, is a congressionally mandated program that measures U.S. students’ knowledge and skills in math, reading, writing, science, U.S. history, and civics. This year’s scores revealed a 2-point decline in both 4th and 8th grade reading, a 2-point increase in 4th grade math, and no gains in 8th grade math, compared to the last administration of the tests in 2022. All math and reading scores remain down significantly compared to 2019, the last administration of the tests before the pandemic.
