Nation's report card: Utahns above average but 'not well enough,' superintendent says

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah fourth- and eighth-graders outperformed their U.S. peers in math and reading in 2017, but nationally, 40 percent or less of U.S. students were proficient in either subject according to the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress results.The results, released nationwide on Tuesday, shows that Utah students, much as the nation at large, held steady in math and reading proficiency since the last round of testing in 2015."The NAEP report shows Utah students are