Florida middle schoolers’ math and reading scores continue a decline that preceded the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Department of Education data released in January show. The data are not a fluke, as Education Commissioner Manny Diaz suggests, according to test administrators.
Reading scores among eighth graders dropped in the last four iterations of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) by the U.S. Department of Education in 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2024.
Math scores among eighth graders dropped in the last three iterations in 2019, 2022, and 2024…