September 9, 2025, Washington, DC – Today, the National Parents Union released the following statement in response to new test scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
“The latest NAEP results are a five-alarm fire for America’s children and their future. Millions of young people are leaving school with fewer skills, less knowledge, and dimmer prospects than the generations before them. It is nothing less than the betrayal of an entire generation.
This is not a blip. This is not “learning loss.” This is leadership failure. And while the gaps grow wider, House Republicans are considering a budget that would decimate federal education funding.
Leaders in Washington must treat this like the emergency it is. That means immediate, sustained investment in evidence-based instruction, real support for teachers, and urgent strategies to accelerate learning for the students left furthest behind.
Parents have been sounding the alarm for years. Families don’t want spin or excuses. We want action.
America cannot continue to hand out diplomas without educating its children.
Our kids don’t get a do-over. Every year of delay robs another class of the future they deserve. This is a national crisis, and it demands national leadership now.”
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ABOUT THE NATIONAL PARENTS UNION
With more than 1,800 affiliated parent organizations in all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, the National Parents Union is the united, independent voice of modern American families. We channel the power of parents into powerful policies that improve the lives of children, families and communities across the United States. https://nationalparentsunion.org/