The No Child Left Behind Act was signed into law in January 2002 and reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Under this legislation, the Commissioner of Education Statistics is to conduct national and state NAEP assessments at least every two years in reading and mathematics at grades 4 and 8. These assessments must be conducted in the same year.

The NAEP sample in each state is designed to be representative of the students in that state. At the state level, results are currently reported for public school students only and are broken down by several demographic groupings of students. When NAEP is conducted at the state level (i.e., in mathematics, reading, science, and writing), results are also reported for the nation.

Most state tests measure student performance on the state's own curriculum standards (i.e., what the state considers important for their students to know and be able to do). State tests allow comparisons of results over time within the state, and in most cases give individual student scores so that parents can know how their child is performing. State tests do not provide comparisons of results with other states or the nation.

NAEP, or the National Assessment of Educational Progress, is often called the "Nation's Report Card." It is the only measure of student achievement in the United States where you can compare the performance of students in your state with the performance of students across the nation or in other states. NAEP, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, has been conducted for over 30 years. The results are widely reported by the national and local media.

Because NAEP findings have an impact on the public's understanding of student academic achievement, precautions are taken to ensure the reliability of these findings. In its current legislation, as in previous legislative mandates, Congress has called for an ongoing evaluation of the assessment as a whole.

One reason a state chooses to participate in NAEP is that it considers NAEP data to be a valuable source of information. Some states use NAEP results to supplement the information they get from their own tests. NAEP permits your state to directly compare how it performs relative to the nation and other states. Since 1992, more than 40 states have participated in every state NAEP assessment.

No. Most state tests measure student performance on the state's own curriculum standards, i.e., what the state considers important for students to know and be able to do. State tests allow comparisons of results over time within the state, and in most cases give individual student scores so that parents can know how their child is performing. State tests do not provide comparisons of results with other states or the nation.

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Medicaid is a joint federal-state program. It provides medical assistance to eligible needy persons. Unlike Medicare it is an entitlement program based on income and asset guidelines. The federal contribution is approximately 50%. The states pay the remaining costs and they are given wide discretion about whom to cover and what benefits to provide. There is a single state agency in charge of the program in each state, but many states have the program administered by county and city governments.

The WASL is unlike more familiar standardized tests, which measure students' performance against other students. The WASL measures students' performance against a set of standards, not against their peers. Think of the WASL like the test you take to earn a driver's license. It doesn't matter what the average score on the test is or whether some drivers scored above or below you.

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NAEP has two major goals: to compare student achievement in states and other jurisdictions and to track changes in achievement of fourth-, eighth-, and twelfth-graders over time in mathematics, reading, writing, science, and other content domains. To meet these dual goals, NAEP selects nationally representative samples of students who participate in either the main NAEP assessments or the long-term trend NAEP assessments.

The national results are based on a representative sample of students in public schools, private schools, Bureau of Indian Affairs schools, and Department of Defense schools. Private schools include Catholic, Conservative Christian, Lutheran, and other private schools. The state results are based on public school students only. The main NAEP assessment is usually administered at grades 4 and 8 (at the state level) plus grade 12 at the national level.

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Subject-matter achievement is reported in two ways—scale scores and achievement levels—so that student performance can be more easily understood. NAEP scale score results provide a numeric summary of what students know and can do in a particular subject and are presented for groups and subgroups. Achievement levels categorize student achievement as Basic, Proficient, and Advanced, using ranges of performance established for each grade.

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Yes, although you may gain more from taking exams similar to those emphasized in your state. View our State and Province Tests pages to see the current status of our association with your state.

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You may register for one or two tests at any administration. The Communication and Literacy Skills test, Vocational Technical Literacy Skills Test, and the Foundations of Reading test are administered only in the four-hour morning session. All other tests are administered only in the four-hour afternoon session. If you wish to take a test or tests on more than one test date, you must submit a registration form for each desired test date.

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The exams in the Kidtest Benchmarked SequenceSM on the Kidtest.comSM web site are different from standardized tests. Kidtest.com'sSM benchmarked exams are potentially highly informative. But they cannot measure performance as accurately as standardized exams given under controlled test-taking conditions. This means the percentile scores you receive from Kidtest.comSM are related to many other tests taken under the same uncontrolled conditions under which you took your test.

Federal law specifies that NAEP is voluntary for every student, school, school district, and state. However, federal law also requires all states that receive Title I funds to participate in NAEP reading and mathematics assessments at fourth and eighth grades. Similarly, school districts that receive Title I funds and are selected for the NAEP sample are also required to participate in NAEP reading and mathematics assessments at fourth and eighth grades. All other NAEP assessments are voluntary.