This report provides selected results from the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for Kansas' public-school students at grades 4 and 8. Since 1992, reading has been assessed in four different years at the state level (at grade 4 in 1992 and 1994, and at both grades 4 and 8 in 1998 and 2002). Kansas participated in only the 1998 and 2002 assessments at grades 4 and 8 and met the criteria for reporting public-school results for both grades. Key findings for grade 4 are: the average scale score for students in Kansas was 222, which did not differ significantly from that of 1998 (221); students' scale scores in Kansas were higher than those in 19 jurisdictions, lower than those in 3 jurisdictions, and the difference was not found to be significant for 25 jurisdictions; and the percentage of students in Kansas who performed at or above the "Proficient" level was 34%, which was not found to differ significantly than that in 1998 (34%). Key findings for grade 8 are: the average scale score for students in Kansas was 269, which was not found to differ significantly from that in 1998 (268); students' scale scores in Kansas were higher than those in 30 jurisdictions, lower than that in 1 jurisdiction, and the difference was not found to be significant for 15 jurisdictions; and the percentage of students in Kansas who performed at or above the "Proficient" level was 38%, which was not found to differ significantly from that in 1998 (36%). After an introduction, the report presents overall results, comparisons between states, reading performance by demographic characteristics, and it discusses moving toward a more inclusive NAEP, and where to find more information. (PM)