Reading Skills Are in Sharp Decline. Rescuing Them Won’t be Easy.
In Brownsville, Texas, Dolores S. Perez, affectionately known as Ms. D, is dedicating her Fridays to helping young students grapple with reading. Since she began tutoring post-pandemic, her impact has grown significantly. While she brings joy and personalized lessons to her students, recent federal data reveals a troubling trend: reading scores among fourth and eighth graders have dropped for the third consecutive assessment. As educators grapple with this decline, programs like Perez’s may hold a key to bridging the gaps in literacy skills.
The reporting linked at the bottom from EdSurge builds on the education assessment testing result news released last week. Inforum also has a story on this today more directly comparing the results from Minnesota and North Dakota, that article is also linked below. By some measures, it looks like we’re treading water, and those responsible for our education systems are attempting to shade this as rosily as they can. That’s understandable. But by other measures, it’s perfectly clear that we’re losing ground. And if we’re paying attention, all these stories are adding up to a blinking dashboard light.
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