NAEP remains the single most important activity of the Education Department. Which is why it needs the secretary's watchful ...

Peggy Carr, a federal official who leads one of the country's most extensive student testing programs, known as The Nation's ...

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While American students saw another decline in 4th grade reading scores on the Nation's Report Card, this city was an exception.

For many educators, it’s panic time again, following the latest results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, aka the “Nation’s Report Card,” as it has been labeled by the people who are ...

In the history of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), eighth-grade reading scores have never been this low. According to new data, 33% of eighth graders in the United States ...

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Math and reading scores declined or held steady for special education students on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress — for both 4th and 8th graders — when compared to NAEP ...