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When Reading Declines, Discipleship Suffers

Summary by Christgiving Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Lauren Ducommun, as published by The Gospel Coalition · August 26, 2026 · 1 min read

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The results of the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress report card were sobering. This is an assessment performed every two years on a representative sample of U.S. students. Students’ reading levels have decreased significantly compared to the last two assessment years. The 2024 Readin

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Byline on source page	Lauren Ducommun, as published by The Gospel Coalition
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Source published	Aug 26, 2026
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