National Assessment of Educational Progress

Backstroke

Tennessee

November 7, 2018

Aide: Lee ‘misspoke’ when characterizing Tennessee schools as bottom of the nation

In his victory speech, Gov.-elect Bill Lee meant to say that Tennessee schools are in the bottom half of the nation — not at the bottom.

Fact check

Tennessee

November 6, 2018

Gov.-elect Bill Lee says Tennessee schools rank at the bottom of the nation. They don’t.

In his first speech as the next governor of Tennessee, Republican businessman Bill Lee said incorrectly that the state’s schools are among the worst in the nation.

exclusive

Tennessee

July 24, 2018

Haslam worries TNReady testing troubles could unravel Tennessee education policy

Now in the homestretch of his administration, Gov. Bill Haslam makes his case for staying the course with the state's blueprint for student improvement.

New research

Tennessee

May 22, 2018

From an ‘F’ to an ‘A’, Tennessee now sets high expectations for students, says Harvard study

Tennessee stands out in a new national report examining how the exodus from Common Core has changed states' expectations for their students.

testing takeaways

National

April 10, 2018

A decade of stagnation: Little progress on closely watched federal test, as big disparities persist

Scores on the exams known as the “nation’s report card” have barely budged over the last two years, new data show.

testing takeaways

Indiana

April 10, 2018

Unlike most states, Indiana boosted eighth-grade reading scores on 2017 ‘nation’s report card’

Indiana’s scores on the “nation’s report card” haven’t changed much since students took the federal math and reading tests two years ago,…

Rock bottom

Detroit

April 10, 2018

Detroit schools ranked worst on national exam — again. But is there hope that things can improve?

Not only did students in the city’s main district rank dead last — for the fifth time — among major cities in every subject, but their scores dropped even lower than the rock-bottom numbers Detroit fourth-graders posted the last time they took the exam in 2015.

Nation's Report Card

Tennessee

April 10, 2018

Tennessee’s performance slips in math on national test of student achievement

Fourth-graders lost ground on exams known as the Nation's Report Card, while the state's other 2017 scores in reading and math were mostly flat.

watch me naep naep

New York

April 10, 2018

Yet again, New York City shows no gains on a national reading and math exam

New York City is hardly alone in posting stagnant scores.

National testing time

Tennessee

April 10, 2018

In first comparison with other large cities, Memphis students score poorly on national test

Compared to 27 large cities, the district landed in the bottom third of results from the National Assessment of Education Progress, known as NAEP

Nation's Report Card

Colorado

April 10, 2018

Colorado students hold steady on national exams, but achievement gaps persist

Colorado’s scores in reading and math remained above national averages.

Nation's Report Card

Colorado

April 10, 2018

Large achievement gaps in Denver highlighted by new national test data

This is the first year Denver’s scores have been broken out on the tests known as "the nation's report card."

Momentum

Tennessee

April 6, 2018

The Nation’s Report Card is out soon. Will Tennessee’s hot streak continue?

Tennessee has been among the nation's fastest-improving states on student achievement based on the national test.

summer literacy

Tennessee

December 19, 2017

Memphis to receive more state-funded summer reading camps than previous year

In all, Tennessee will distribute about $8.9 million to pay for month-long camps at 203 schools across the state aimed at combating summer slide.

engineering inequity

National

May 17, 2016

Black and white students score far apart on a new test of technology skills

An attempt to measure students' ability to think creatively and use technology found wide gaps — and evidence that schools aren't effectively teaching important skills.

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