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NAEP Shows Declining Student Performance Amid COVID Disparities

9/27/2025

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NAEP results show declines in student performance, especially among disadvantaged students, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Wisconsin, 47.7% of graders meet math and reading standards, with stark disparities for Black, Indigenous, and Hispanic students.
Act 20 in Wisconsin yields mixed reading results; State Superintendent Jill Underly notes declines.
Milwaukee Public Schools has a new literacy plan to drive continuous improvement.

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Story summary

NAEP results show declines in student performance, especially among disadvantaged students, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Wisconsin, 47.7% of graders meet math and reading standards, with stark disparities for Black, Indigenous, and Hispanic students.
Act 20 in Wisconsin yields mixed reading results; State Superintendent Jill Underly notes declines.
Milwaukee Public Schools has a new literacy plan to drive continuous improvement.