Nation’s Report Card Shows Troubling Decline of Students’ Knowledge in Math and Reading
Statement from Denise Forte, president and CEO of The Education Trust, on NAEP Long-Term Trend Assessment Data WASHINGTON – Denise Forte, president and CEO of The Education Trust, issued the following…
Nation’s Report Card Shows Troubling Decline of Students’ Knowledge About Civics and History
Statement from Allison Socol on decline in U.S. history and civics proficiency among students WASHINGTON – Allison Socol, Ph.D., vice president for P–12 policy, practice, and research at The Education Trust, released the following statement regarding today’s…
The Education Trust’s Comment Regarding the Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority
May 1, 2023 Patrick Rooney Office of Elementary and Secondary Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Room 3W202 Washington, D.C. 20202 Download the Letter Dear…
Future of Assessments: Centering Equity and the Lived Experiences of Students, Families, and Educators
Addressing inequities in the educational outcomes — particularly for students of color and students from low-income backgrounds — cannot…
Addressing Chronic Absenteeism
Chronic absenteeism has long been a problem and it is unfortunately on the rise. Before the pandemic, 8 million students were deemed chronically absent. But once schools began to close…
Science of Reading Gives Kids the Best Chance to Close the Literacy Gap
Last month’s national assessment of fourth-grade reading — the first since children’s lives and schooling were disrupted by the pandemic — revealed the largest decline in reading performance in 30…
Statement on Massachusetts’ 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Results
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
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?
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…