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The Many Uses of the Main NAEP Study
Did you know that NAEP (The National Assessment of Educational Progress) leads the way in publishing grade-level assessment content and National Standards (through the NAEP Frameworks) in the tested areas and grade levels? That’s right, since 1990, the Main NAEP study has led the way in setting national standards. NAEP trends and comparisons, its content…
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Summer melt is happening… the numbers to watch are not the temperature
It’s not just the temperature that’s on the rise right now… It’s also summer melt… that phenomenon where, even as this post is written, somewhere in the US a student who was planning to start college this fall is thinking that maybe they just won’t go…
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What We’re Losing When DOGE Cuts the U.S. Department of Education
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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