Education Department cuts agency that compiles 'Nation's Report Card' and measures student performance
Since the 1860s, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has collected and analyzed data on education across the ...
Massachusetts education ranked No. 1, but not for all students
Five years after the pandemic, only 20% of fourth graders who are Black, Latino or from low-income households scored ...
A leader in education? Mass. was falling behind before the pandemic
When the pandemic hit, Massachusetts was considered a national leader in education. In reality, reading and math scores have been falling behind since 2015. Since then, the state hasn’t been able to ...
Why Trump's education cuts could decimate vital school success metrics
Trump's education cuts have led to massive layoffs at the Department of Education, threatening the accuracy of key metrics ...
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Civil Rights, Research, and More: What’s Hit Hardest by Massive Ed. Dept. Cuts
An analysis of the Trump administration's cuts to the agency shows its civil rights enforcement and research arms are hit particularly hard.
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The Nation's Report Card test scores discussed
Thirty-three percent of fourth graders are proficient in math and 26% in reading, the scores show. The scores for eighth ...
Are Schools Succeeding? Trump Education Department Cuts Could Make It Hard to Know.
At least 800 education department research employees and outside partners have lost jobs. The cuts will decimate research and ...