The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Chamber of Commerce report released that year highlighted a 71-point gap between the percentage of fourth-grade students who scored proficient or above on the state’s reading exam in 2005 and those who scored proficient or above on the 2005 NAEP reading exam. That 71 percent gap in reading? It’s down to just 4 points.
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
The decline has accelerated, and results from the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have pushed the state into the “learn-from-our-mistakes” category. In 2005, the Bay State became the first to have its students score tops in the nation in reading and math at both grade-levels tested on NAEP.
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The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
Mississippi’s gains came as students in many states did worse in 2019 than they did in 2017 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) — to the disappointment of leaders, educators and parents across the United States. The Magnolia State has been making steady progress on NAEP since 2005.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
MAY 27, 2020
As Assistant Secretary, she led the federal effort to promote the creation of voluntary state and national academic standards. From 1997 to 2004, she was a member of the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the federal testing program.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 17, 2017
For this story, reporters analyzed every available open-enrollment charter application approved between 2005 and 2015 — the decade after Katrina. Open enrollment schools are open to all students who live in the city, regardless of street address or skill level. Related: A new movement to treat troubled children as ‘sad, not bad’.
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