Math is the subject sixth grader Harmoni Knight finds hardest, but that's changing. In-class tutors and “data chats” at her middle school in Compton, California, have made a dramatic difference, the 11-year-old said.

The average American student remains half a grade level behind pre-pandemic levels of achievement in both reading and math.

Schools across Washington state are still struggling to get student test scores back to pre-pandemic levels, new national data shows.