Since 1980, when the ED was established in its current form, reading and math scores have slightly improved — despite a pandemic-triggered decline over the past few years — according to the ...

NAEP's long-term assessment of math scores from 1978 to 2012 showed an 11 percent increase in scores among 9-year-olds, an 8 percent increase among 13-year-olds and a 2-percent increase among 17 ...