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4th and 8th grade math and reading scores prompt concern

Name: 4th and 8th grade math and reading scores prompt concern
Uploaded: 2022-10-24T19:58:43-0400
Duration: 6 min 57 s
Description: The "Nation's Report Card" shows math and reading scores among fourth and eighth graders have declined since the start of the pandemic. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona called the test results "appalling." CBS News correspondent Nikki Battiste reports, and then Sean Reardon, professor of education at Stanford University, joins CBS News' John Dickerson to discuss.

The "Nation's Report Card" shows math and reading scores among fourth and eighth graders have declined since the start of the pandemic. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona called the test results "appalling." CBS News correspondent Nikki Battiste reports, and then Sean Reardon, professor of education at Stanford University, joins CBS News' John Dickerson to discuss.