The Heritage Foundation

A Guide to the NAEP Academic Achievement Test

While presenting his budget before a joint session of Congress on February 27, President George W. Bush declared that "[m]easuring is the only way to know whether all our children are learning." ...
USA Today

NAEP scores: US sees sharp decline in basic reading, math skills among nation's 13-year-olds

There’s yet more evidence that students have lost significant ground following the wobbly shift to pandemic-era remote classes that stretched for months: New data show the nation’s 13-year-olds are ...
Education Week

There’s a Design Flaw With Many Reading Tests. Here’s One State’s Fix

Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. When is a reading test not a true reading test? Most of the time. For years, cognitive ...
Los Angeles Times

Compton Unified stands out as a national leader in raising student test scores

The Compton Unified School District is winning recognition for its success with students, who are showing significant, long-term academic improvement that is outpacing growth in California and the ...
Forbes

Yes, National Tests Are Useful—But Not In ‘Reading’

A new book argues for the importance of national assessments in the U.S. but overlooks the negative impact of "reading" tests. Few Americans know much about the standardized tests collectively known ...
The Conversation

Texas’ annual reading test adjusted its difficulty every year, masking whether students are improving

Memorial University of Newfoundland provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. Memorial University of Newfoundland provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Texas ...