PBS

Teens' reading and math scores have stagnated, U.S. test results show

WASHINGTON (AP) — Younger students have regained ground academically after the pandemic's disruptions while older students' test scores continue to stagnate, according to the latest testing data ...
NBC News

Reading for pleasure is sharply down among schoolkids, report shows

Amid a national push to reduce screen time in schools, elementary and middle school students report less of their free time is spent reading. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access ...
The Guardian

World’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre starts operating in China

Datacentre off Shanghai coast uses less power and water than land-based equivalent The world’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre has started operations off the coast of Shanghai, as China ...
Wall Street Journal

Phoenix Is a Data-Center Mecca—and Test Case for How to Pay for AI’s Power Needs

PHOENIX—A new style of architecture is rising in the sprawling suburbs of the Sonoran Desert: windowless data centers that hum 24 hours a day and guzzle as much electricity as a midsize city. As ...
National Review

Data Centers Aren’t the Enemy

If the Fed Is Not Executive, What Is It? The Democratic Socialist Machine Now Turns Its Attention to Colorado Chief Justice Roberts Tries to Save the Fed from Democracy and the Constitution A Big Day ...
No Jitter

The human advantage in collaboration: reading situations, not just data sets

Sometimes (ok, more often than that) I feel like I’m either a broken record or an ostrich with rigor mortis—stuck with my head in the sand about limitations of AI—not its capabilities, but its ...
Time

‘Learning Recession’: Why Student Test Scores Have Seen a Decade-Long Decline Across the U.S.

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CNN

Kids are in a ‘reading recession,’ as test scores continue to decline

Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. Her sixth graders dance together as a “pre-celebration” to boost their ...
CBS News

U.S. students' "reading recession" continuing but some places bucking the trend, report shows

Modesto, Calif. — Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. Her sixth graders dance together as a "pre-celebration" ...
The New York Times

Why U.S. Test Scores Are in a ‘Generation-Long Decline’

The drops go beyond the pandemic and cut across income, geographic and racial divides, new data shows. By Claire Cain Miller Francesca Paris and Sarah Mervosh Something troubling is happening in U.S.
The New York Times

Look Up Your School District’s Test Scores

American math and reading test scores have fallen in the last decade, according to data released Wednesday by the Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford. Read more about why that’s happening.
Los Angeles Times

The nation’s students are deep in a reading recession. Here’s how L.A. and California fit in

The nation’s students face a deepening reading crisis, with most states showing minimal progress in recent years, a new study shows. Los Angeles Unified, Compton and Modesto school districts have ...