Pa. and N.J. reading and math scores dipped during the pandemic as U.S. saw ‘troubling’ decline
Across the board, the nation saw its steepest declines between the 2019 and 2022 math testing periods since the exam was first administered in 1969.
Pennsylvania and New Jersey students saw declines in math and reading at slightly steeper rates than the national average as scores on the nation’s latest educational benchmark dipped drastically since 2019 — offering a widespread look at the pandemic’s effect on student performance across the United States.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer
