Lawmakers filed the bill because they see a disparity in the time students in grades 3-8 spend on CMAS tests compared to high school students who take the PSAT and SAT.

We have yet to see any rebound in middle school math on the nation’s report card, where scores declined by 8 points from 2019 to 2022 and remained at that low point when kids last took NAEP in 2024.

Teachers and researchers identify three barriers to finding reading materials that meet these students' needs—and how to ...