Math scores for U.S. students hit all-time low on international exam

Math scores for U.S. students plummeted to an all-time low on international exams that marked the first comparison of global achievement since the pandemic upended education, according to a new report that showed widespread decline among participating countries.

Data released Tuesday show a 13-percentage-point plunge in math for American 15-year-olds on exams known by the acronym PISA, for Program for International Student Assessment. The tests were given last year to 620,000 students in 81 countries around the globe.

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