Citizenship is one of 10 subject areas selected for assessment of specific performance outcomes under the National Assessment Program. The Citizenship objectives are: 1) concern for the well-being of others, 2) support for individual rights and freedoms, 3) recognition of the value of just law; 4) knowledge of the main structure and functions of…

A selection of articles on National Assessment of Educational Progress, which measures American education, is presented with varying points of view. The introductory editorial reflects on the progress of National Assessment in measuring learning and in achieving its goal of sound rational decisions about the future of American education. The…