Tom Loveless is an education researcher and former senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. From 2000–2017, he authored The Brown Center Report on American Education, an annual report analyzing important trends in education. Loveless has published widely in scholarly journals and appeared in popular media to discuss school reform, student achievement, and other education topics. His newest book is Between the State and the Schoolhouse, which dissects the history and outcomes of the Common Core State Standards.
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Major Changes Coming to the NAEP Reading Assessment
2026 is a NAEP year, with 4thand 8thgrade assessments given between now and the end of the school year. In addition to the usual assessments in reading and math, 8thgraders will also be tested in civics and U.S. History. You can find the NAEP calendar of upcoming assessments here .
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