The Economist did an article about this as well and pointed out that math scores were already sliding downward in the US prior to 2019. They argued that COVID i

The Economist did an article about this as well and pointed out that math scores were already sliding downward in the US prior to 2019. They argued that COVID is only partly to blame for the decrease. https://www.economist.com/international/2023/12/05/the-pandemics-toll-on-schooling-emerges-in-terrible-exam-results https://www.economist.com/international/2023/12/05/the-pande...