Statement on Massachusetts’ 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Results
October 26, 2022 by Jack Fleming Massachusetts’ top rankings don’t mean much when scores fall to the lowest level in 20 years, and learning inequities persist BOSTON – Natasha Ushomirsky, state director for Massachusetts of The…
NAEP Scores Are Out. Sure, Results Are Bad. But Now’s Not the Time for Handwringing
October 24, 2022 by Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D. Today, the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) released national-, state-, and district-level scores for grades 4 and 8 in mathematics and reading. This data gives a comprehensive picture of…
NAEP Results Show Dismal Learning Loss Due to Pandemic. What Can Be Done?
September 01, 2022 by Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D. Today, the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) long-term trend scores in reading and math were released — the first national assessment of student learning trends during the pandemic. And…
Statement from?Denise Forte, Interim CEO of The Education Trust on NAEP Long-Term Trend Assessment Data
September 01, 2022 by Denise Forte WASHINGTON – Denise Forte, interim CEO of The Education Trust, released the following statement regarding the release of the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Long-Term Trend results for…
NAEP Is Telling Us Again That It’s Past Time to Close Long-Standing Resource Gaps
November 12, 2021 by Denise Forte Those who study educational disparities know that money matters in education. And it’s not just about how much money is allocated, it’s about resource equity, that is, how effectively state…
The “Science of Reading”
March 26, 2021 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. The last results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress showed no progress and some indicators even declined, meaning few children are reading at an advanced or proficient level. Partly…
What Educators and Advocates Can Learn from the 2017 NAEP Results
April 26, 2018 by Samantha Bommelje, Lillian M. Lowery Every two years, the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), otherwise known as the Nation’s Report Card, provides a snapshot of student achievement in fourth and eighth grade reading and…
The Education Trust Statement on the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress Results
April 10, 2018 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. “If we fail to educate students of color and students from low-income families, we have no future as a nation,” said King WASHINGTON (April 10, 2018) — Today John B.…
Uneven at the Start: Differences in State Track Records Foreshadow Challenges and Opportunities for Common Core
July 09, 2013 by Natasha Ushomirsky In this report, EdTrust uses data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to examine how states performed and improved over the last decade—both overall and for low-income students and students of color