While the Long-Term Trend assessment is required by Congress, the law does not state how frequently it must be administered, and so the governing board has deferred it until 2033. Many testing experts ...

The state’s recent NAEP scores showcase that trend. Eighth-grade math scores hit a 20-year low on last year’s test, and reading scores dropped to the lowest level in over 25 years.

The law specifies that NAEP’s long-term trend assessments must continue for students aged 9, 13 and 17 but does not specify how frequently. Some state education officials and researchers worried that ...

The long-term assessment for 17-year-olds only occurs every four years and has not been administered since 2012. “NAEP is a valuable resource for educators, parents, and policymakers.

The cancellation of the NAEP Long-Term Trend assessment for 17-year-olds came just days before the Trump administration abruptly placed Peggy Carr, commissioner of the National Center for ...

Biedermann said the Department canceled the long-term trend assessments for 17-year-olds, but other tests, including those for fourth and eighth graders, are "continuing as normal." ...

The Trump administration’s decision to discontinue the NAEP Long-Term Trend Exam for 17-year-olds has sparked controversy, with supporters calling it a cost-cutting reform and critics warning of ...

Once said to be off limits, the Trump administration cancels one of the NAEP exams By Christopher Huffaker Globe Staff,Updated February 24, 2025, 2:58 p.m.

The cancellation of the Long-Term Trend assessment of 17-year-olds is not unprecedented, it has been cancelled several times in the past. Other NAEP longitudinal assessments are continuing as normal.

Ector County ISD have announced that the school district has received an encouraging mention in a new report released Tuesday by Education Recovery Scorecard, titled Pivoting from Pandemic ...

The math and reading test, considered the gold standard of student assessment, has been administered nationwide to a representative sample of fourth- and eighth-grade students since the 1990s.