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Covering classroom practice for @educationweek. Say hi: sschwartz@epe.org. She/her
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Reading and Math Scores Rise for Younger Kids, Stall for Teens

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By Sarah Schwartz 
| Education Week
After years of steady declines in reading and math scores, new results from a national test of 9- and 13-year-olds offer tentative signs of recovery—9-year-olds are doing better in these two subjects than they were three years ago, and the lowest-performing students in this group are making large strides. But the results, from the release of the 2025 National Assessment of Educational Progress’ Long-Term Trend, tell a different story for 13-year-olds.
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The U.S. Is in a ‘Learning Recession.’ Is NCLB’s End to Blame?

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By Sarah Schwartz 
| Education Week
American schools are in a decade-long “learning recession,” a new report from the Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford shows. But contrary to the narrative that attributes declines mainly to the pandemic and increased screen time, the report’s authors argue that a less-cited factor is also to blame: A major shift in federal education policy in the 2010s.
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By Sarah Schwartz 
| Education Week
What's to blame for huge decreases in student achievement over the past decade? Some say a less intensive federal role in school accountability after the No Child Left Behind law was replaced. Anjanette McNeely remembers the pressure of making sure her school met "adequate yearly progress" during the NCLB era. The teacher leads a reading block with her kindergarten students at Windridge Elementary School in Kaysville, Utah, on Dec. 4, 2025.
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