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NAEP 2022

What is NAEP? Who takes the NAEP test? Here’s the latest news about the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as The Nation’s Report Card.

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Nation’s report card: Massive drop in math scores, slide in reading linked to COVID disruptions
State test score results show uneven evidence of correlation with learning and in-person instruction.
By Matt Barnum
 
A dozen children sitting cross-legged on a multi-colored floor mat raise their hands to answer a question from one of two teachers standing before them in a classroom.
From Chalkbeat Tennessee NAEP 2022
Tennessee students’ NAEP scores drop across the board
By Marta W. Aldrich
 
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From Chalkbeat New York NAEP 2022
NAEP scores show record drop in math for New York City’s fourth graders, but not in reading
By Reema Amin
 
Students sit at white desks taking exams with paper and pencil
From Chalkbeat New York Assessment and testing
Your guide to state testing season for NYC students in grades 3-8
There might be more attention on this year’s state tests, following the spotlight on last year’s dip in national test scores.
By Reema Amin
 
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee Assessment and testing
Tennessee looks to ‘Mississippi miracle’ as it grapples with stagnant reading scores
Holding back third graders who aren’t deemed proficient remains a sticking point
By Marta W. Aldrich
 
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From Chalkbeat New York Politics & Policy
Hochul’s education agenda: student mental health, high-dosage tutoring, college access
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposals showed a deeper commitment to addressing how the pandemic impacted students both academically and mentally.
By Reema Amin
 
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From Chalkbeat Detroit Student & School Performance
Michigan students are struggling. A new report calls for fair funding to reverse academic slide.
The Education Trust-Midwest report offers recommendations for improving academic performance in Michigan schools
By Lori Higgins
 
Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, left, and her Republican challenger Tudor Dixon at a televised debate last week are side by side speaking into microphones.
From Chalkbeat Detroit Campaigns and elections
Test scores, school violence, pandemic response debated during Michigan gubernatorial face-off
Tudor Dixon and Gretchen Whitmer debated for the second time before the Nov. 8 election
By Tracie Mauriello
 
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From Chalkbeat Detroit NAEP 2022
Michigan students’ academic performance hurt by pandemic
NAEP scores show Michigan’s longstanding gap between low-income students and affluent peers widened considerably
By Isabel Lohman and Mike Wilkinson
 
A boy wearing a blue sweatshirt and blue mask sitting behind a glass partition at his desk works on his computer.
From Chalkbeat Tennessee NAEP 2022
Memphis district records its lowest NAEP scores, showing COVID’s devastating impact
Results contrast with gains on state exam; racial disparities persist
By Samantha West
 
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From Chalkbeat Philadelphia NAEP 2022
Philadelphia NAEP scores fall in fourth grade math but otherwise flat on much-anticipated tests
Philadelphia’s NAEP scores have long been below national averages and remained so in 2022.
By Chalkbeat Staff
 
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From Chalkbeat Indiana NAEP 2022
Indiana’s NAEP scores show biggest decline in math as leaders weigh COVID’s fallout
NAEP results show a drop in scores not just in Indiana but across the country.
By MJ Slaby
 
A girl in a white and blue shirt with black shirt sits at a tan desk.
From Chalkbeat Colorado NAEP 2022
Colorado 2022 NAEP results show big drop in math scores, more modest decline in reading
The NAEP math decline represented Colorado students’ lowest scores in nearly two decades on the test known as the nation’s report card.
By Jason Gonzales
 
Students wearing backpacks and uniforms enter a school building one by one.
From Chalkbeat Newark NAEP 2022
New Jersey students did better than country’s average on NAEP math, reading tests despite dismal drops
New Jersey fourth and eighth grade scores dropped on NAEP math and reading tests. The scores offer a comprehensive look at how students in the Garden State are doing after the pandemic.
By Jessie Gomez and Catherine Carrera
 
Students learning in a classroom at desks in Detroit with a literature textbook in the foreground of the photo.
From Chalkbeat Detroit NAEP 2022
Detroit NAEP scores put an exclamation point on the pandemic’s academic toll
Math scores declined sharply nationwide on the first National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, given since the pandemic, and Detroit was no exception.
By Ethan Bakuli and Koby Levin
 
Several students sit at a gray table to take an exam using bright, yellow pencils. The classroom background is white.
From Chalkbeat Chicago NAEP 2022
Chicago’s NAEP scores fall, wiping out a decade of growth in math
Chicago officials voice concerns about slipping NAEP results on the “nation’s report card,” but also highlight bright spots.
By Mila Koumpilova
 
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