U.S. math scores for 13-year-olds fall to mid-1990s levels, erasing decades of progress
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Kelsey Piper
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The article reports on a significant decline in U.S. math performance among 13-year-olds, with the National Assessment of Educational Progress showing that by 2025, over three decades of gains (from 1978 to 2012) have been erased, returning performance to mid-1990s levels. The piece contrasts this math crisis with the more widely discussed literacy crisis.
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Twitter / XU.S. math scores for 13-year-olds fall to mid-1990s levels, erasing decades of progresstheargumentmag.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledBy 2025, we had wiped out over three decades of gains and were roughly back to where kids were performing in the mid-1990s.
For decades, kids were getting better at math.
Relative to the literacy crisis — which has spurred endless think pieces, journalism, and
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