The Education Exchange: Why Are Students Making More Progress in Math than in Reading?

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Photo of M. Danish ShakeelA Post Doctoral Researcher at the Harvard Kennedy School, M. Danish Shakeel, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss their new study, which finds that student achievement has increased since the 1970s.

A Half Century of Student Progress Nationwide: First comprehensive analysis finds broad gains in test scores, with larger gains for students of color than white students,” is available now at EducationNext.org.

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