Education Policy Blog: New Research: Test Score Progress Weaker and Advances in Narrowing Racial and

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Education Policy Blog: New Research: Test Score Progress Weaker and Advances in Narrowing Racial and Income-based Achievement Gaps Have Faded Since NCLB

As Congress reviews federal efforts to boost student performance, new research published in Educational Researcher (ER) reports that progress in raising test scores was stronger before No Child Left Behind was approved in 2002, compared with the four years following enactment of the law.

The AERA web site has a news brief and link to article.