California students didn't see much improvement in math and reading scores last year, despite renewed attention to boosting proficiency rates, according to a new national education report. Why it matters: The findings reflect a learning loss trend exacerbated by the pandemic.

Maine students last year had the lowest average math and reading scores since 1992, the first year the test was administered, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress also known as The Nation's Report Card.

Texas students' overall math scores dropped from 2022. But English learners and fourth-grade Black students did better than their peers elsewhere.