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Average reading and math scores for 9-year-old students rose from 2022 to 2025, according to the newest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
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After years of declines, young students show gains in reading and math
Sequoia Carrillo
Unscathed by pandemic-era school closures, the nation's 9-year-olds showed progress in math and reading. It's a different story for 13-year-olds, however.
President Trump, then former President Donald Trump, gestures to supporters at an election night watch party at the State Fairgrounds on February 24, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. Also pictured is Republican South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, who is running for governor in 2026.
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Evette, backed by Trump, and Wilson, a Trump supporter, head to S.C. governor runoff
Gavin Jackson
The U.S. Capitol Building at dusk on May 12, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
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House approves labor-friendly bill with support from 20 Republicans
Andrea Hsu
The Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta in 2023. A Republican lawmaker filed articles of impeachment Tuesday against an Atlanta judge.
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Three judges, three scandals and new scrutiny of judicial accountability
Carrie Johnson
Texas Standard
Houston ISD reforms spreading with growing state takeovers of Texas schools
Several leaders and programs from HISD have gone on to oversee other struggling districts.
Parents of girls who died at Camp Mystic want their day in court. A judge must decide if they get it
NASA names four-man crew for Artemis III mission, slated next year
Texas rule targeting smokable hemp is back in effect
Texas AG Ken Paxton opens investigation into FIFA over 2026 World Cup ticket sales
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