The new NAEP framework will also align the test more closely with the Next Generation Science Standards now adopted fully in 20 states and the District of Columbia and adapted in 24 other states.

To address the critical issues of U.S. competitiveness and to better prepare the workforce, A Framework for K-12 Science Education proposes a new approach to K-12 science education that will capture ...

The board typically creates the NAEP framework that lays out what’s assessed in each subject, sets achievement levels and ...

Reading and math tests are scheduled to start being administered in schools in January 2026, and so additional disruptions could derail the main NAEP assessment altogether. NAEP is taken by a sample ...

During Mackey's tenure, there's been work to align the state test — the ACAP — with the NAEP framework, and Mackey said that these scores show that these systemic changes are working.

The NAEP tests are given every two years to randomly chosen students to track the nation’s academic progress over time. Between January and March 2024, 235,000 fourth-graders and 230,000 eighth ...