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Ongoing coverage of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the test known as the nation’s report card, and what the results mean for America’s children, educators and families in the wake of the pandemic.

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When Was the Golden Age of American K-12 Education? And How Can We Tell?

Michael J. Petrilli

Linking Mental Health and Education to Give Tennessee Kids a Healthier Future

Bill Frist

America’s Cratering Math Scores Spark Call to Action from Education Experts

The 74

NAEP Results Can be a Catalyst for Change — If States Embrace the Data

Lesley Muldoon

Charters Yield More Learning, Higher Earnings than District Schools Per $1 Spent

Patrick J. Wolf

Alaska Leads States in First-Ever Rankings of Charter Performance on NAEP

Greg Toppo

North Carolina State Board Discusses How to Improve Literacy in Later Grades

Laura Browne

Alabama Department of Education Wants to Boost Literacy in Later Grades

Jemma Stephenson

In Vermont’s Ed Secretary Search, A New Issue Rises to The Surface: Reading

Peter D'Auria

Washington Charter School Students See Big Gains on State Math Tests

Jo Napolitano

‘Time is Running Out’: COVID-19 Set Back Older Students the Most, Study Finds

Greg Toppo

New Study: Kids Who Scored Worst on NAEP Missed the Most School Before the Test

Phyllis W. Jordan

America’s Education System Is a Mess, and It’s Students Who Are Paying the Price

David Steiner

More Disturbing NAEP Findings: Teens Don’t Read for Fun and Are Often Absent

Patrick Kelly

New NAEP Scores Reveal the Failure of Pandemic Academic Recovery Efforts

Vladimir Kogan

Summer School Priority: Help Students Rebound From Historically Bad Math Scores

Jo Napolitano

LA Looks to Expand Popular Math Program Without Clear Evidence of Effectiveness

Will Callan

To Bolster Civics Knowledge & Reading Skills, Why Not Do Both at the Same Time?

Ross Wiener

Dallas ISD’s Opt-Out Policy Dramatically Boosts Diversity in Its Honors Classes

Jo Napolitano

Steep Drop in Student History Scores Leaves Officials ‘Very, Very Concerned’

Kevin Mahnken

Teachers Are on the Front Lines of Preserving Democracy. They Can’t Do It Alone

Laura S. Hamilton & Corey Savage

Exclusive 74 Interview: Bill Gates Calls U.S. Education a ‘Challenged Space’

Kevin Mahnken

Parents Rate Math Crucial to Kids’ Success — But Say It Needs an Update

Kevin Mahnken

Tough Love: Study Shows Kids Benefit from Teachers With High Grading Standards

Kevin Mahnken

Principal’s View: How Alabama Is Leading the Way in Solving the Math Crisis

Dilhani Uswatte

Q&A: Khan Academy’s Sal Khan on COVID’s Staggering Impact on Student Math Skills

Kevin Mahnken

A DARPA for K–12? Omnibus Bill Includes Substantial New Funds for Education R&D

Kevin Mahnken

Quarantines, Not School Closures, Led to Devastating Losses in Math and Reading

John Bailey

Exclusive: L.A. Schools Chief Alberto Carvalho — Our Kids Did Well on the Nation’s Report Card. Why Is That Hard to Believe?

Alberto M. Carvalho

Indiana Education Officials Finding Ways to Cut Down, Revamp State Education Standards

Casey Smith

Can Districts Rise to the Challenge of New NAEP Results? Outlook’s Not So Good

Robin Lake & Paul Hill

New National Working Group Takes on the Future of Education Data — and Equity

Caitlin Codella Low

Advocates & Experts Weigh in on Solutions to Plummeting NAEP Test Scores

Joshua Bay

L.A. vs. the Wonks: District’s 8th-Grade Reading Miracle on NAEP Draws Scrutiny

Linda Jacobson

COVID Brief: COVID’s ‘Sweeping Toll on Kids’ by the Numbers

John Bailey

Data: Rural Schools Fared Better in Math, Worse in Reading Than Urban Districts

Asher Lehrer-Small

Study: Damage from NAEP Math Losses Could Total Nearly $1 Trillion

Kevin Mahnken

English Learners Make Significant Gains in Reading Despite Pandemic Disruptions

Jo Napolitano

New Learning Loss Scorecard Shows Parents How Pandemic Impacted Their Schools

The 74

Strong Link in Big City Districts’ 4th-Grade Math Scores to School Closures

Asher Lehrer-Small

Nation’s Declining Report Card Mirrors Drops in State Standardized Test Scores

Bella DiMarco

Parents Are Owed the Truth About Learning Loss. NAEP Proves It

Andrew J. Rotherham

Nation’s Report Card Shows Largest Drops Ever Recorded in 4th and 8th Grade Math

Kevin Mahnken

The $1.1B Math Solution? Gates Foundation Makes Math Its Top K-12 Priority

Marianna McMurdock

Could Nation’s Report Card Provide an October Surprise This Election Season?

Michael J. Petrilli

Nationwide Exam for 9-Year-Olds in Math Shows Hefty Drop in Scores Amid COVID Pandemic

Danielle J. Brown

Harvard Professor Martin West on This Week’s Harrowing NAEP Results

Kevin Mahnken

‘Nation’s Report Card’: Two Decades of Growth Wiped Out by Two Years of Pandemic

Kevin Mahnken

The Kids Hiding in Plain Sight: Advocates Push to Collect Data on LGBT Students

Beth Hawkins

Is Common Core to Blame for Lagging NAEP Scores?

Morgan Polikoff

Long-Term NAEP Scores for 13-Year-Olds Drop for First Time since 1970s

Kevin Mahnken

Study Shows Meager Growth Linked to Common Core

Kevin Mahnken

More NAEP Disappointment, This Time in Science

Kevin Mahnken

Role of Equity in Reading Tests Divides Board Overseeing ‘Nation’s Report Card’

Linda Jacobson

Twelfth-Grade NAEP Scores Offer More Bad News for Reading, Stagnation in Math

Kevin Mahnken