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Download full textNational Assessment Governing Board, 2017
The reading framework for the 2017 NAEP describes the types of texts and questions that should be included in the assessment, as well as how the questions should be designed and scored. The assessment measures students' reading comprehension and ability to apply vocabulary knowledge by having them read passages in English and answer questions…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Reading Skills, Reading Tests, Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedHussar, Bill; Zhang, Jijun; Hein, Sarah; Wang, Ke; Roberts, Ashley; Cui, Jiashan; Smith, Mary; Mann, Farrah Bullock; Barmer, Amy; Dilig, Rita – National Center for Education Statistics, 2020
The "Condition of Education" is an annual report mandated by the U.S. Congress that summarizes the latest data on education in the United States. This report uses data from across the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and from other sources and is designed to help policymakers and the public monitor educational progress.…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Family Characteristics
McFarland, Joel; Hussar, Bill; Zhang, Jijun; Wang, Xiaolei; Wang, Ke; Hein, Sarah; Diliberti, Melissa; Cataldi, Emily Forrest; Mann, Farrah Bullock; Barmer, Amy – National Center for Education Statistics, 2019
The Condition of Education is a congressionally mandated annual report summarizing important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The 2019 Condition of Education report presents 48 indicators on topics ranging from prekindergarten through postsecondary education, as well as labor force outcomes and international…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Characteristics
ACT, Inc., 2008
The percentage of eighth graders on target to be ready for college-level work by the time they graduate from high school is so small that it raises questions not just about the prospect that these students can eventually be ready for college, but also about whether they are even ready for high school. A new longitudinal study by ACT (in press)…
Descriptors: High Schools, Grade 8, School Readiness, Educational Improvement
Direct linkAmos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2007
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) From No Child Left Behind to Every Child a Graduate: Members of Congress and Staff Vow that High Schools Will Be…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Reading Tests, Academic Achievement
