Republicans blame Democrats, union bosses and ignoring 'actual science' for the fastest drop in nine-year-olds' learning in 50 years - as more kids REPEAT grades as DC schools ban unvaccinated students
Math scores among third grade students dropped five points from 2020 to 2022 and reading scores dropped seven
Reading scores saw their largest drop in three decades and math scores fell for the first time since records began
'Actual science didn't support school closures. Democrats were too busy following political science to care,' said Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa.
By Morgan Phillips, Politics Reporter For Dailymail.Com and James Reinl
Published: 14:19 EDT, 1 September 2022 | Updated: 17:28 EDT, 1 September 2022
After students were set back decades in reading and math scores, Republicans are blaming Democrats and teachers' unions for keeping classroom doors shuttered through much of the coronavirus pandemic.
Math scores among third grade students dropped five points from 2020 to 2022 and reading scores dropped seven.
Reading scores saw their largest drop in three decades and math scores fell for the first time since records began, according to a new report federal government's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
'President Biden, Randi Weingarten, and their Democrat counterparts across the country deserve equal blame for undercutting the educational pursuits of America's children,' Rep. Virginia Foxx, ranking member of the House Education and Labor Committee, told DailyMail.com in a statement.
'After being forced to learn in front of a screen for months on end – and being robbed of in-person instruction alongside their peers – it comes as no surprise that students continue to fall behind in core subject areas. This is a textbook example of government and union-driven rot that’s plaguing our future leaders.'
'Actual science didn't support school closures. Democrats were too busy following political science to care. We lost decades of gains in reading and math scores as a result,' Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., wrote on Twitter of the new sobering statistics.
'The historic 'falloff' of test scores is a result of forcing children into social isolation and allowing left-leaning teachers' unions to call the shots instead of parents. We are now facing the repercussions of locking down our schools and society in the name of 'public health,'' added Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C.
The declines, measured from 2020 to 2022, hit all regions of the country and students from most backgrounds — underscoring how home-learning during the pandemic was no substitute for in-classroom teaching.
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