Media Advisory
October 21, 2013
The Nation's Report Card Now Online
2013 Mathematics and Reading Results First to Be Available in Customizable Data Format
WASHINGTON--The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) will use a new online format to release results of The Nation's Report Card: 2013 Mathematics and Reading, Grades 4 and 8. The report, due out on October 31, details what fourth- and eighth-grade students know and can do in mathematics and reading, and compares the latest findings with results from 2011 and earlier.
For the first time, the report card findings--which used to be presented mostly through a printed report--will be available online with search features that make the data easier to explore. Reporters, policymakers, educators, researchers and members of the public will now be able to see, for example, a side-by-side view of mathematics and reading results, as well as video tutorials explaining how the site can be used.
The report card will compare findings by grade level, race and ethnicity, gender, income level and additional contextual factors, such as English language learner status.
GAIN EARLY ACCESS TO RESULTS: Approved media representatives can gain early access to embargoed materials on October 29, 2013, at 11 a.m. EDT. Access must be requested. Please contact Shannon Tucker at (571) 366-8984 or stucker@reingold.com.
PARTICIPATE IN THE PRE-EVENT CALL: Media representatives are encouraged to discuss the embargoed data and information with experts on October 30, 2013 (time is TBD), as well as learn about the new online format. Access must be requested. Contact Shannon Tucker at (571) 366-8984 orstucker@reingold.com.
JOIN THE LIVE WEBINAR: Log in on October 31, 2013, at 11 a.m. EDT to discuss results with a panel of experts:
- Jack Buckley, Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics
- Honorable Leticia Van de Putte, Texas State Senator; Member, National Assessment Governing Board
- William D. Waidelich, Executive Director, Association for Middle Level Education
Registration is required: Visit www.nagb.org/reading-math-2013
FOR MEDIA REQUESTS AND INTERVIEWS: Contact Stephaan Harris at (202) 357-7504or stephaan.harris@ed.gov.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit www.nagb.org/reading-