The Nation's Report Card: Science 2009, TUDA, Grades 4 & 8

Press Conference in Boston and Live Webcast:
Science 2009, Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA), Grades 4 and 8
Report Highlights the Achievement of 17 Participating Urban School Districts Nationwide

WHAT:	Release of The Nation's Report Card: Science 2009, Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA), Grades 4 and 8 On Jan. 25, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Science 2009 Report Card was released with national and state results. Now, a separate science report card for fourth and eighth graders in 17 of the nation's largest urban school districts will be released. The districts are Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore City, Boston, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Fresno, Houston, Jefferson County (Louisville, Ky.), Los Angeles, Miami-Dade, Milwaukee, New York City, Philadelphia and San Diego. NAEP Science 2009 measures student performance in physical science, life science and Earth and space sciences.
RELEASE EVENT:	Press conference and live webcast featuring report card results, expert panelists and Q & A.
WHEN:	Thursday, Feb. 24 10 a.m. EST
WHERE:	The University of Massachusetts, Boston Campus Center Ballroom 100 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, Mass. 02125
DETAILS:	• A pre-event conference call for media will be held Feb. 22 at 11 a.m. EST. The call will provide background information only and include an interactive Q & A session. • Media may request embargoed access to The Nation's Report Card: Science 2009, Trial Urban Districts, Grades 4 and 8. The embargo site will be live on Feb. 22 at 12 p.m. EST. • The Feb. 24 live webcast can be viewed at 10 a.m. EST athttp://nationsreportcard.gov. • A post-event conference call for media will follow the webcast at 12 p.m. EST on Feb. 24.
CONTACT:	For media requests and details on the pre- and post-event conference call, contact Jessica Hoy, 202.540.8823, jhoy@reingold.com For embargo requests, contact Kiera McCaffrey, 202.559.4436,kmccaffrey@reingold.com