Education Week15d
Trump Admin. Abruptly Cancels National Exam for High Schoolers
The cancellation raised concerns that federal spending cuts will affect long-term data used to measure educational progress.
WEMU12h
Civics education decline raises concerns about future voters
The most recent report by the National Assessment for Educational Progress in Civics found that 78% of American 8th graders ...
Will dissolving the Education Department pave the way for "meaningful learning in Math and English" or walk back the progress?
The Trump administration’s push to dissolve the US Department of Education has sparked a fierce debate on whether it will ...
City Journal23d
The Nation’s Report Card Should Trigger Alarm Bells
The newly released 2024 results of the Nation’s Report Card, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), contain sobering implications for education policy at the national, state, and ...
With student scores flailing, DOGE changes to national tests raise red flags
Cuts to the Department of Education are hitting the highly valued Nation’s Report Card even as sirens blare on student test scores. The 12th grade National Assessment of Educational ...
Elon Musk’s Team Decimates Education Department Arm That Tracks National School Performance
The Trump administration canceled $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, which partners ...
Independent Journal Review5d
Soaring Levels Of Non-English Speaking Students May Be Driving National Reading Test Scores Into Ground
Rapidly-increasing levels of non-English speaking students in schools across the nation may be contributing to the abysmal ...
Commentary: Urgent new policies can turn around math, reading performance
Florida students’ low scores on the recent National Assessment for Educational Progress shows state leaders have much to do.
Baton Rouge Business Report9h
‘LaPolitics’: Cade Brumley’s take on the rise in Louisiana test scores
LaPolitics: What are the most important factors that drove Louisiana’s improved National Assessment of Educational Progress scores, while most other states posted disappointing results? State ...
Commentary: Latest educational assessment is good for Florida charter schools
According to a recent educational-progress assessment test, in both reading and math, fourth and eighth-grade charter school ...
Oregon Capital Chronicle23h
State education officials would have power to intervene in struggling schools under governor’s plan
Gov. Tina Kotek is backing bills to give the Oregon Department of Education some school budget control if students are ...