This article was originally published in The Hechinger Report. Like learning to read by third grade, taking eighth grade math is a pivotal moment in a child’s education. Students who pass ...

Between 2019 and 2023, test scores for American fourth graders in math dropped by 18 points and scores for eighth graders ...

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 ...

These are “sharp, steep declines,” said Peggy Carr, the commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, which manages TIMSS in the United States, in a call with reporters on Tuesday.

The results, released on Wednesday, found that since 2019, American fourth graders have declined 18 points in math, while eighth graders have declined 27 points. In fourth grade, those declines ...

International data shows how the United States stacks up against other countries when it comes to math, and the results are ...

Fourth graders’ math scores are 18 points behind those of 2019, according to the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), while eighth graders’ math scores dropped 27 ...

Between 2019 and 2023, test scores for American fourth graders in math dropped by 18 points and scores for eighth graders dropped 27 points. Overall, math test scores stagnated, remaining ...