Reading scores in New Jersey continue to fall following the COVID pandemic, based on data published in the Nation's Report Card.

Compared with 2019, the average reading scores for both grades in 2024 are five points lower and the average mathematics score is three points lower for grade 4 and eight points lower for grade 8 ...

Any hopes of New Jersey's public school students bouncing back to the levels of academic standing they had before the COVID-19 pandemic were dashed Wednesday, based on data published in the Nation ...