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The gap is widening for students in reading and math

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Here & Now Newsroom

September 09, 2025

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 segment aired on September 9, 2025.

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