National Assessment for Educational Progress

Joy Resmovits

Few Students 'Proficient' In U.S. History

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 08.14.2011

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If you can identify one advantage American troops held over the British in the American Revolution, chances are you know more U.S. history than most e...

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Proficiency Of Black Students Is Found To Be Far Lower Than Expected

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education Demographics, Achievement Gap, A Call for Change, Black Student Achievement, Social Divides, National Assessment for Educational Progress, Black Students, Education News

An achievement gap separating black from white students has long been documented -- a social divide extremely vexing to policy makers and the target o...

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