Nine-year-olds rebounded to pre-pandemic reading scores and saw some recovery in math, according to data from a test taken regularly in the U.S. since the 1970s

Unscathed by pandemic-era school closures, the nation's 9-year-olds showed progress in math and reading. It's a different story for 13-year-olds, however.

Younger students have regained academic ground lost during the pandemic, but older students' test scores remain stagnant.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Younger students have regained ground academically after the pandemic's disruptions, while older students' test scores continue to stagnate, according to the…

Nine-year-olds rebounded to pre-pandemic reading scores and saw some recovery in math, according to data from a test taken regularly in the U.S. since the 1970s

“We can clearly see that this isn’t just a pandemic story,” said Matthew Soldner, acting commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics.

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