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Why U.S. Test Scores Are in a ‘Generation-Long Decline’

The drops go beyond the pandemic and cut across income, geographic and racial divides, new data shows.

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Education scorecard data
5/15/2026

Professor Doug Staiger's work with the Education Scorecard, is cited in this New York Times article on the declining test scores of middle school students.

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