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How did adult literacy skills in the United States change between 2012 and 2023 according to the 2023 PIAAC assessments? Read our analysis in the latest Agora blog by Tom Snyder.
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The ECLS-K:2024 was poised to reveal how pandemic-era disruptions shaped the school readiness of today’s kindergarteners, but the study was canceled leaving parents and educators unsure as to how to help our youngest students succeed in school
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Dr. Ken Elpus from UMD shares how losing access to rich, national data like NCES’ affects the field of arts education and downstream users of the data.
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By: Kathleen Flanagan, Ph.D. Department of Education Cuts The Federal Department of Education (ED) was largely decimated by the 2025 DOGE budget cuts. Staffing at the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the research and measurement arm of ED responsible for running the federally mandated NAEP Program (e.g., the National Assessment of Educational Progress), was…
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It’s the time of year when college acceptances are rolling out to mailboxes and inboxes nationwide. How are potential enrollees making their choices?





