When education leadership and training are commandeered by those who dismiss the traditional work of schooling, learning ...

Maine lawmakers repeatedly pressed Department of Education leaders on Wednesday to answer questions about why the state's math and reading scores are so low compared to other states. Department ...

I’m a data geek; I believe robust data from multiple, reliable sources should drive decisionmaking, especially when it comes ...

The pandemic had a lasting impact on students, but the gap between high- and low-NAEP performers appears to have started about a decade ago.

Bell-Ellwanger: With NAEP scores down & absenteeism up, Linda McMahon must make her policies on data, assessment, ...

Lake: Pandemic recovery has been inadequate and uneven. Strong leadership, political courage and evidence-based reforms are ...

Studies have shown that scoring basic on NAEP is roughly equivalent to scoring “proficient” on many state tests. Students who fall below it lack important reading comprehension skills; for example, a ...

Tennessee students held their ground on a major national test in a year when average student test scores declined nationwide.

Across the grades and subjects tested, South Dakota students of color scored between 5 to 42 points lower than white students ...

The national test, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as NAEP, was given to fourth and eighth graders in the spring of 2024, and results were released Wednesday. The test is ...

Today's release of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) shows that some states are now seeing post-pandemic academic progress while average scores continue to fall in others, even as ...