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Search results for "Intelligence test scores are dropping, especially among wealthier families."

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Donald Trump stated on May 31, 2026 in a Truth Social post:
Says his cognitive test results showed he has “extreme intelligence.”
By Louis Jacobson• June 3, 2026
Ruth Marcus stated on July 27, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"The best evidence is that you lose -- if you use marijuana as a teenager regularly -- eight IQ points."    
By Jon Greenberg• July 27, 2014
Jeb Bush stated on February 04, 2015 in a speech in Detroit:
Hispanic students in Florida perform "the best" of any Hispanic population in the United States.
By Amy Sherman• February 11, 2015
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 14, 2016 in a news release:
Wisconsin dropped "from second in the country to 41st" among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam.
By Tom Kertscher• January 15, 2016
Jill Underly stated on October 24, 2022 in News release:
“Wisconsin elementary school students buck national trends in ‘National Report Card’ release.”
By Vanessa Swales• December 5, 2022
Larry Valencia stated on March 19, 2013 in radio interview:
"Do you know that, statistically, when you take the SAT a second time, one third of the people that take the SAT, even if they've been studying, will get a lower score than they did the first time around?"
By Patrick Marley• March 24, 2013
Diane Ravitch stated on October 15, 2013 in a speech:
"Test scores had gone up steadily for 40 years until No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top."    
By John Hill• October 27, 2013
Bob McDonnell stated on January 09, 2013 in a speech.:
"The brutal fact is, when it comes to education, America is slipping" behind other nations.
By Nancy Madsen• February 8, 2013
New Jersey Education Association stated on August 30, 2011 in NJEA's website:
Says "New Jersey's public school students have the best Advanced Placement scores in the nation."
By Erin O'Neill• September 4, 2011
Mitt Romney stated on July 11, 2012 in a speech to the NAACP:
"When I was governor, not only did test scores improve – we also narrowed the achievement gap."
By Molly Moorhead• July 18, 2012
Tom Horne stated on August 21, 2022 in a tweet:
Under Kathy Hoffman, “student test scores plummeted. Even before COVID, under the current regime, over half of Arizona students were not proficient in reading or math.”
By Renee Romo, Alexis Waiss• September 19, 2022
Mitch Carmichael stated on February 14, 2019 in an interview with WV MetroNews:
In West Virginia, "our students enter in at fourth grade the first time they’re tested, 37th or 38th in the nation—which is not good, but it’s not horrible. By the time they’re in the 8th grade, they’re 46th or 47th, and then upon 11th grade testing they’re near last."
By Al Bernardi• April 3, 2019
Jeb Bush stated on August 30, 2012 in a convention speech:
"In Massachusetts, Gov. Romney narrowed the gap between students of different races."
By Molly Moorhead• August 31, 2012
Stacey Abrams stated on January 17, 2018 in a statement to The Root:
Says under her leadership, "Democrats fought to ... make sure the (2011 HOPE) bill ... prevented the use of ACT/SAT testing standards."
By Jon Greenberg• January 24, 2018
Nancy Jester stated on October 10, 2013 in a newspaper op-ed:
Georgia "spends in the top 10 nationally on education, yet, most of our education metrics hover in the bottom five."
By Janel Davis• October 25, 2013
Viral image stated on May 03, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Donald Trump scored a 73 on an IQ test administered to him while in high school at New York Military Academy.
By Samantha Putterman• May 14, 2019
Hillary Clinton stated on June 27, 2016 in a speech in Cincinnati:
"Risk analysts listed Donald Trump, a Donald Trump presidency, as one of the top threats facing the global economy, ahead of terrorism."
By Louis Jacobson• June 27, 2016
John Humphries stated on January 12, 2017 in a Facebook post:
"We've dropped from a top 10 state in elementary reading to 30th in the nation" under State Schools Superintendent Tony Evers’ watch.  
By Dave Umhoefer• February 6, 2017
Jeb Bush stated on January 03, 2011 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece.:
"In 1998, nearly half of Florida's fourth-graders were functionally illiterate. Today, 72% of them can read."
By Aaron Sharockman• January 3, 2011
Pat McCrory stated on May 04, 2021 in a podcast:
Says “75% of third-graders in this year’s class are not reading at a third grade level” and, for those who don’t catch up, there’s “an 80% chance that you will not graduate.”
By Paul Specht• May 14, 2021

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