Decades-low eighth-grade reading and math scores are no reason to be discouraged, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Wednesday, because the Biden administration's "historic" COVID-era school spending is poised to turn the tide.
A National Assessment of Educational Progress report published Wednesday found that math and reading scores among U.S. 13-year-olds are at their lowest levels in decades.
For Republicans, that spending is already at an all-time high with little to show for it and showcases the need to pursue alternative options rather than funneling more money to powerful teachers' unions working to pay out their members.
"It turns out the hundreds of billions in taxpayer money that was 'direly needed to safely reopen schools and improve infrastructure' was a lie," Nicki Neily, founder and president of parental rights group Parents Defending Education, said in response to districts' using federal COVID funds to pay for staff bonuses. "
The Department of Education did not return a request for comment.
Students scored an average of just 256 out of 500 in reading and just 271 out of 500 in math.
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