Pennsylvania public schools still may be grappling with the impact of the covid-19 pandemic, according to a national report on reading and math proficiency among fourth grade and eighth grade students.

Reading test score declines began in 2019, exacerbated due to pandemic-related setbacks and have continued to slide because of the nation's "complex challenges in reading," said Peggy Carr, commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, at a news conference Tuesday.

San Diego Unified School District students outperformed their peers nationwide and in California in math and reading last year, according to the Nation's Report Card released Wednesday. Why it matters: Local fourth and eighth graders didn't see much improvement,