States standards continue to improve
National teachers union finds that most states have improved their academic standards but more work needs to be done.
April 2008
U.S. students perform well on latest writing assessment
According to the latest NAEP assessment in writing our nation’s
eighth and twelfth graders continue to improve their writing abilities.
April 6, 2007
Urban districts make gains on national assessment
National assessment results show that large urban school districts have been making gains in math and reading achievement.
November 16, 2007
Minority students make strong gains on national assessment, but achievement gaps remain
According to the Nation's Report Card (NAEP) U.S. 4th and 8th grade Black and Hispanic students have made significant gains in their math and reading achievement over the last seventeen years although the achievement gap between them and their white peers remains.
September 26, 2007
U.S. 12th graders know their economics
How well do U.S. 12th graders know their economics? The first ever National Assessment of Education Progress report in economics found that most 12th graders know at least basic economic concepts they would need in everyday life.
August 8, 2007
Nation's report card finds decline in 12th grade reading scores
The reading scores of U.S. 12th graders are on the decline according the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).According to the most recent National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), reading scores dropped six percentage points between 1992 and 2005. While trend data on math scores isn’t available for the same period, on the 2005 assessment only 23 percent of 12th graders scored at or above proficient in math,
February 26, 2007
Public, private schools perform about the same on reading and math
All things considered, public and private schools perform about the same when it comes to teaching kids math and reading—this is the main message out of a new report from the U.S. Department of Education.
August 1, 2006
Some good and not-so-good news about science scores
According to the 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), elementary students are smarter in science than their peers were a decade ago. Fourth-graders of every racial, ethnic and economic group have improved and achievement gaps between them have narrowed. In contrast, progress by 8th-graders is flat, and the performance of high school seniors is falling, particularly in the field of earth science.
May 30, 2006
2005 national assessment shows few gains in reading scores
The reading skills of American students show little improvement, particularly at the 8th grade level. According to the latest results from the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP).
Oct. 24, 2005
2005 national assessment shows gains in math scores
In the good education news department, the math skills of American students are continuing to improve and are significantly stronger than they were a decade ago.
Oct. 24, 2005
