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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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National Assessment Governing Board, 2012
The National Assessment Governing Board, recognizing that National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) report releases were not conveying a sense of urgency, began an initiative in May 2010 to see what the Board could do to "make a difference" in fostering concern and action about the need to improve achievement and reduce achievement gaps,…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Governing Boards, Academic Achievement, Information Dissemination
Fields, Ray; Parsad, Basmat – National Assessment Governing Board, 2012
The National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) oversees and sets policy for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Since 1969, NAEP has provided information to the public on the achievement of the nation's elementary and secondary students at grades 4, 8, and 12. As the only continuing measure of student achievement at grade 12,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Collection, Information Dissemination, Grade 4
Stevens, John H. – National Assessment Governing Board, 2009
This paper describes the development of Board policy on the reporting, release, and dissemination of National Assessment results and other relevant information. Through selected scenarios, it also illustrates the kinds of issues that required action by the Board. These issues have included concerns about the testing and reporting of English…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Governing Boards, Administrative Policy, Information Dissemination