Colleges can help K-12 schools combat pandemic learning loss

Image:  Results of the biennial National Assessment of Educational Progress, which evaluates math and reading skills among fourth and eighth graders, were released Monday, and they were as dismal as many education experts feared. Scores declined sharply in both subjects, and no state showed improvement. It marked the first time in the test’s 53-year history that fourth grade math scores have gone down. Now educators at all levels are talking about ways to reverse the declines. Higher...