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National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Testing and Accountability
October 28, 2022

Stanford-Harvard 'scorecard' translates California's test scores into months of missed learning

'Education Recovery Scorecard' shows vast disparities among districts by converting results on NAEP and state tests into a common measure: how much learning declined during the pandemic.

John Fensterwald
Commentary
October 28, 2022

Middle school math needs to be every superintendent’s new priority

New test results point to an urgent need by California to improve learning during pivotal years for education.

David Scarlett Wakelyn
Testing and Accountability
October 24, 2022

2022 California standardized test results wipe out years of steady progress

Smarter Balanced scores fell sharply in both math and English language arts, indicating it could take years for students to fully recover from the pandemic.

John Fensterwald And Daniel J. Willis
Testing and Accountability
October 23, 2022

Scores nationwide crater on national math test, California’s not quite so much

Scores for the nation and California took a historic drop in fourth and eighth grade math on the National Assessment for Educational Progress or NAEP. There was some good news, too, for California, despite the pandemic.

John Fensterwald
Commentary
August 22, 2022

Other states, select California districts can inform our comprehensive approach to literacy

"Positive outlier" districts in California are already demonstrating how to successfully improve literacy in our diverse state with its decentralized education system.

Linda Darling-Hammond
Commentary
February 17, 2022

To fix our education crisis, let’s focus on educating

California's education system is doing a woeful job of teaching Black and Latino students.

Arun Ramanathan
Testing and Accountability
February 8, 2021

New data shines light on student achievement progress — and gaps — in California and US

The data points to a widening achievement gap between white and Black students.

Carolyn Jones
Testing and Accountability
December 3, 2019

U.S. math scores remain flat on international test of 15-year-olds

U.S. math scores have not budged significantly since 2003 on the worldwide assessment.

Sydney Johnson
Testing and Accountability
October 30, 2019

Reading scores drop in California, most states in much-watched national test

Nationwide scores on NAEP stalled for a decade in 4th and 8th grade while California's slowly rose – latest dip in 8th grade reading notwithstanding

John Fensterwald And Daniel J. Willis
Commentary
May 9, 2018

A closer look at California’s impressive educational performance

Recent reforms are translating into improved performance, says former state schools chief.

Bill Honig
Testing and Accountability
April 9, 2018

California makes significant gain in reading on much anticipated national test

San Diego, Los Angeles and Fresno make notable growth among urban districts in the 2017 NAEP.

John Fensterwald
Curriculum
June 28, 2017

National arts scores are in, and the western U.S. lags behind

Despite its creativity-focused economy, California arts education among the nation's worst

Carolyn Jones
College Readiness
February 21, 2017

California students again rank 5th in latest AP exam scores

Advanced Placement exam scores in California have grown steadily over the past decade, with the state now ranking 5th nationally for the percentage of students earning scores that qualify for college credit.

Fermin Leal
Data
October 27, 2016

California making strides in science but results are still lagging most other states

The national test results show scores from 4th- and 8th-graders.

Pat Maio
Chronic Absenteeism
September 2, 2014

NAEP scores indicate cost of missing school

Fourth- and 8th-grade students who reported more absences from school had poorer scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), generally referred to as the nation’s report card, in reading and math in 2013, according to a report released Tuesday.

Susan Frey