Reading for pleasure is sharply down among schoolkids, report shows
Recent federal data shows a decline in the number of teens and kids who spend their free time reading for pleasure.
Skills
- Data visualization
- Interviewing and reporting
About this project
My first story at NBC News based off the National Center for Education Statistics' National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data on reading habits among schoolchildren. I reported the story and created the data visualizations, which was picked up by other news outlets and aggregator newsletters.