Louisiana’s public education scores soared from pre-pandemic numbers, with fourth graders going from last in reading to 16th place in the nation.

Gov. Jeff Landry, Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley and East Baton Rouge Schools Superintendent LaMont Cole will talk about the state's score on the Nation’s Report Card.

Gov. Jeff Landry celebrated improvements in Louisiana students’ rankings in the Nation’s Report Card. Results from the national test show how fourth-grade and eighth-grade students scored in math and reading proficiency.

The Nation’s Report Card is widely regarded as the gold standard of assessments, measuring math and reading proficiency among 4th and 8th-grade students in the U.S.