Category: NAEP

As We Celebrate Freedom, Let’s Keep the American Spirit Alive

Commentary In his eloquent and prophetic January 1989 farewell address to the nation, President Ronald Reagan gave us a somber warning, saying, “If we forget what we did, we won’t know who we are. I’m warning of an eradication of the American memory that could result, ultimately, in the erosion of the American spirit.” In…


Who Really Shut Down Our Businesses and Schools?

Commentary A big issue that has emerged in the final days of the midterm election campaigns is the lockdowns of our schools and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The public saw with the abysmal test scores of our children the severe and lasting damage done. Voters are angry, and they should be. Lockdowns were a…


Cheating the Children

Commentary While President Biden is trying to win a court victory for his student debt forgiveness proposal, he should be focusing instead on the latest dreadful report by the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP). In what is called the nation’s report card, NAEP has released its latest findings on the performance of fourth- and…


Decades of Student Progress Wiped Out, National Math and Reading Scores at Historical Lows: Report

National math test scores in grades 4 and 8 showed the biggest drop since a national testing program began in 1990, and the reading level for the same grades reverted to a level from three decades ago. Grade 8 math performance has dropped eight points since 2019, and about a third of students in both…


Decades of Student Progress Wiped Out; National Math and Reading Scores at Historic Lows: Report

National math test scores in grades 4 and 8 showed the biggest drop since a national testing program began in 1990, and the reading level for the same grades reverted to a level from three decades ago. Grade 8 math performance has dropped eight points since 2019, and about a third of students in both…