CONTACTS: Kari Hudnell
Math Results for Urban Students on
Nation's Report Card to be Released on Dec. 8
Reports Highlight the Performance of 4th- & 8th-Graders in 18 Urban Districts
| WHAT: | Release and discussion of The Nation's Report Card: Trial Urban District Assessment Mathematics 2009. The results detail the performance of 4th- and 8th-grade students in 18 of the largest U.S. school districts that voluntarily participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Trial Urban District Assessment. Districts that have participated since 2003 or 2005 include Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Boston; Charlotte, N.C.; Chicago; Cleveland; Houston; Los Angeles; New York; San Diego; and Washington, D.C. This report is the first time seven additional districts were assessed, including Baltimore City; Detroit; Fresno, Calif.; Jefferson County (Louisville), Ky.; Miami-Dade; Milwaukee; and Philadelphia. |
| WHO: | David W. Gordon, Superintendent of Schools, Sacramento County, Calif. Stuart Kerachsky, Acting Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics Michael Casserly, Executive Director, Council of the Great City Schools Michelle Rhee, Chancellor, District of Columbia Public Schools David P. Driscoll, Former Massachusetts Commissioner of Education |
| WHEN: | Tuesday, December 8, 2009 10 - 11 a.m. EST |
| WHERE: | National Press Club (Lisagor, White, and Murrow Rooms) 529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor Washington, D.C. 20045 |
Copies of The Nation's Report Card: Trial Urban District Assessment Mathematics 2009 and additional data collected from the 2009 NAEP TUDA math assessment will be available online at http://nationsreportcard.gov at 10 a.m. EST on Dec. 8.
The Nation's Report Card is the only nationally representative, continuing evaluation of the condition of education in the United States and has served as a national yardstick of student achievement since 1969. Through the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), The Nation's Report Card informs the public about what America's students know and can do in various subject areas, and compares achievement data between states and various student demographic groups.
The National Assessment Governing Board is an independent, bipartisan board whose members include governors, state legislators, local and state school officials, educators, business representatives, and members of the general public. Congress created the 26-member Governing Board in 1988 to set policy for NAEP.
