NAEP

"Average achievement scores can be influenced by changing the pool of students who are tested," said Brian Jacob, a professor at the University of Michigan researching urban school reform and standards and accountability initiatives. "If kind of typi...

In nearly eight years, the federal No Child Left Behind school reforms have become perhaps the most controversial yet far-reaching educational policies of the past four decades. Opponents are turning their fire on No Child now that it is up for renew...