✕Thousands of fourth and eighth graders have just completed a pivotal test that few Americans know anything about: the  (NAEP), also called the “Nation’s Report Card.” How they fared in reading and math will yield the most definitive data about learning losses caused by COVID-forced school shutdowns. NAEP is also how we gauge achievement gaps between student groups and whether they’re widening or narrowing over time. It’s how we know whether kids in Maryland are doing better or worse in key subjects than their peers in Virginia and Washington,...…✕Thousands of fourth and eighth graders have just completed a pivotal test that few Americans know anything about: the  (NAEP), also called the “Nation’s Report Card.” How they fared in reading and math will yield the most definitive data about learning losses caused by COVID-forced school shutdowns. NAEP is also how we gauge achievement gaps between student groups and whether they’re widening or narrowing over time. It’s how we know whether kids in Maryland are doing better or worse in key subjects than their peers in Virginia and Washington,...WW…

Follow Us   © 1996-2020 News CommunicationThe views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill © Getty ImagesAmerica’s war on testing entered a new phase this spring as every state extracted a from end-of-year assessments of its school kids in reading and math, and most also skipped their own end-of-course and high-school exit exams. The College Board and ACT suspended their college admissions tests until autumn, and many universities announced that they won’t require — or in some cases even consider — such scores from next year’s crop of applicants.A big...…Follow Us   © 1996-2020 News CommunicationThe views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill © Getty ImagesAmerica’s war on testing entered a new phase this spring as every state extracted a from end-of-year assessments of its school kids in reading and math, and most also skipped their own end-of-course and high-school exit exams. The College Board and ACT suspended their college admissions tests until autumn, and many universities announced that they won’t require — or in some cases even consider — such scores from next year’s crop of applicants.A big...WW…