Kids in ‘reading recession,’ as test scores steadily decline

Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball, and blasts music from her playlist. Her sixth graders dance together as a “precelebration” to boost their confidence, then take their exam. Lately, there’s been a lot to celebrate in elementary schools in Modesto, California. Both reading and math scores have increased consistently over the past several years. But across the country, results are gloomier. Researchers warn that the United States is experiencing a reading recession—a slide predating the pandemic’s disruptions in schooling. Scholars at Harvard, Stanford, and Dartmouth analyzed state test scores from third […]... Keep on reading: Kids in ‘reading recession,’ as test scores steadily decline

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