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This is Susan Lambert and welcome to Science of Reading the podcast.

In just the past few weeks, you may have heard about the results of a recent study.

A new federal study shows a setbacks of pandemic dealt to kids.

Now, new national data just released.

But a new study is showing just how much of the...

A new assessment finds math and reading school.

The results come from assessments given to nine-year-olds.

This federal data that's being talked about is part of the national assessment of education progress,

better known as NAEP, or the nation's report card.

NAEP data is the best we have for measuring national education trends in the United States.

And on this episode, instead of delving into the latest results, we're taking a deeper

look at the test itself, what it is and why it's so important for educators to know about

it. To help me understand the NAEP, I spoke with Chester E. Finn, Jr., author of a new book called

Assessing the Nation's Report Card, Challenges

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