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The gap is widening for students in reading and math

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published September 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM PDT
Students take a quiz in Michael Briggs' seventh grade algebra class at Lake Mead Christian Academy in Henderson, Nevada. (John Locher/AP)
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Students take a quiz in Michael Briggs' seventh grade algebra class at Lake Mead Christian Academy in Henderson, Nevada. (John Locher/AP)

Here & Now‘s Sarah McCammon speaks with Erica Meltzer, national editor for our editorial partner, Chalkbeat, about what new student test score data in reading and math is showing coming out of the pandemic.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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