Archived Commissioner’s Remarks - Before 2010
December 17, 2003
The Release of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2003 Trial Urban District Assessments of Reading and Mathematics – This morning NCES is releasing findings from the National Assessment of Educational Progress 2003 Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) for both reading and mathematics.
Fourth- and eighth-grade public-school students in nine large urban school districts-Atlanta City, Boston School District, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, City of Chicago School District 299, Cleveland Municipal School District, Houston Independent School District, Los Angeles Unified, New York City Public Schools, and San Diego City Unified-participated in this year’ trial urban district assessments for reading and mathematics.
November 13, 2003
The Release of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) The Nation’ Report Card – Today the Center is presenting data drawn from the Highlights Reports for the 2003 Reading and Mathematics Assessments of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or "NAEP." These assessments were conducted earlier this year in all 50 states in reading and mathematics in the fourth and eighth grades. The District of Columbia and the school systems operated by the Department of Defense for domestic and overseas personnel also participated.
July 22, 2003
The Release of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) The Nation’ Report Card Trial Urban – District Assessment, Reading 2002 and Writing 2002 Today the National Center for Education Statistics is releasing findings from the National Assessment of Educational Progress 2002 Trial Urban District Assessment for both reading and writing. Fourth- and eighth-grade public school students in five large urban school districts-New York City Public Schools, Los Angeles Unified, Chicago School District 299, Houston Independent School District, and Atlanta City-participated in the assessment.
July 10, 2003
The Release of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) The Nations’ Report Card: Writing 2002 – Today the National Center for Education Statistics is releasing the findings from the Nation’ Report Card: Writing 2002, the most recent report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The report presents data on the writing achievement of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade students across the nation, and of 4th and 8th graders in participating states and jurisdictions.
June 19, 2003
The Release of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) The Nations’ Report Card: Reading 2002 – In 2002, NCES conducted the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in reading at the national level among fourth-, eighth-, and twelfth-grade students, and at the State level among fourth- and eighth-grade students throughout the nation.
March 26, 2003
The Release of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) Video Study of Eigth-Grade Mathematics Teaching – The 1999 Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) Video study extends and expands upon the earlier video study conducted in 1995.
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