NAEP
Student Achievement
Big Cities See Bright Spots on NAEP, But Worry About Keeping Up Interventions
The large districts that receive separate NAEP scores recorded a mixed bag last year, but largely followed national trends.
Student Achievement
Video
What the Dismal Nation's Report Card Means for 69´«Ã½ and Math
The latest results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress show declines in students’ reading with some modest progress in math.
Student Achievement
Why Are 69´«Ã½ Scores Still Falling on the Nation’s Report Card?
Education Week spoke with experts to dig into the factors that could be shaping the results.
Student Achievement
69´«Ã½ Scores Fall to New Low on NAEP, Fueled by Declines for Struggling 69´«Ã½
A third of 8th graders and 40 percent of 4th graders did not meet a "basic" reading level.
Student Achievement
What the Research Says
Next NAEP to Take Deeper Look at Poverty's Connection to 69´«Ã½' Achievement
Researchers say the new measure could yield a more accurate reading of how family income affects students' test scores.
Science
The NAEP Science Exam Is Getting a Major Update. Here's What to Expect
For the first time in 20 years, "the nation's report card" is updating how it gauges students' understanding of science.
Artificial Intelligence
If ChatGPT Can Write Virtually Anything, What Should a National Writing Exam Test?
That's a question the board that oversees the National Assessment of Educational Progress is confronting amid AI's rapid ascendance.
Assessment
Q&A
Q&A: Top NAEP Official Talks About the Future of Nation's Report Card and More
Statistics commissioner Peggy Carr says persistent chronic absenteeism is partly to blame for historically low test scores.
Mathematics
Project
Quiz: U.S. 69´«Ã½ Struggle With These Math Concepts. Do You?
Test your knowledge of math concepts, and then see how U.S. students fared.
Mathematics
Project
The State of Math Education, in Charts
See the numbers on students' declining math scores, job demands for data skills, and teachers' math preparation.
Social Studies
Q&A
'I Must Teach Truth to Power': A Top History Teacher Discusses 'Divisive Concepts' Laws
Veteran history teacher Kurt Russell assesses the challenges ahead for social studies teachers.
School & District Management
Opinion
'School Leaders Have 99 Problems, But NAEP Scores Ain't One'
69´«Ã½ might want their students to perform at high levels, but there are more pressing and basic needs that must be addressed first.
Student Achievement
69´«Ã½ and Math Achievement Is Getting Worse, Nation's Report Card Shows
Gaps between the highest- and lowest-performing students and white and Black students are widening.
Assessment
NAEP Results Are Often Politicized. Could Rescheduling It Help?
Administering NAEP in non-election years will shield it from further politicization, the board that oversees it said.