WASHINGTON (September 9, 2025)- According to results released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Education high school seniors' test scores have dropped to the lowest level in decades. Results showed 45 percent of seniors scored “below basic” in math and nearly 1in 3 seniors were also below basic in reading. With the influence of social media and smartphones, many students are not expected to be ready to do college-level work by graduation.
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Education Policies
Joshua Glazer is a professor of education policy at the George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Professor Glazer’s research and teaching examine multiple approaches to improving under-performing schools in high-poverty, urban environments. He is currently directing two multi-year studies into school turnaround.
Human Development
Mary DeRaedt is a clinical assistant professor and director of the Master's in School Counseling Program at the George Washington University with an expertise in counseling and human development. Professor DeRaedt is also a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia and a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) with a Doctorate in Counseling and Supervision.
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