This brief article presents some of the facts and figures learned from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). NAEP is an on-going nationwide survey to determine what America's students are learning. It is conducted by the Educational Testing Service, and, at the time this article was written, was funded by the National Institute of Education (NIE). Since 1969, when NAEP began, more than 1 million 9-, 13-, and 17-year-olds have been tested in 10 different subject areas, including reading, writing, math, and science. The test results give the nation an idea of what its students know or do not know, and what they can or cannot do. NAEP contains a wealth of information which can be of help to educators. In an effort to make these findings available to more individuals, NIE developed an easy-to-use computer program dubbed National Assessment of Educational Progress Information Retrieval System (NAEPIRS). This program offers educators an opportunity to see how their schools are performing compared to others across the country. The program requires an IBM personal computer and a NAEPIRS diskette. (Instructions for obtaining the diskette are included in this brief.) (JAZ)