Post-Covid U.S. Students Score Decade Lows on International Math, Science Test
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According to international test results, student academic performance in the United States has dropped dramatically since 2019, the last assessment and the year before government and school leaders sent children to learn at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the results of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study assessment released this week, U.S. students scored lower than ever on math and science assessments in every subject except for eighth-grade science, which was the same as that initial assessment nearly 30 years ago. The international test, called TIMSS, is administered by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) and given to students in 44 countries every four years. The assessment showed academic declines in science and math for students in the United States, which some countries did not experience.
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