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    Nation's Report Card; Teacher Protests; DACA Dreams Deferred In Arizona

    And a list of the most challenged books, in this week's roundup of education news.
    by Anya Kamenetz Apr 14, 2018 3 minutes
    Source: Lilli Carre for NPR

    Nation's Report Card: mostly flat

    The 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the Nation's Report Card, showed no statistically significant changes from 2015, except for a slight uptick in 8th grade reading scores. This test is given every two years to fourth and eighth graders in reading and math. It is not high-stakes, but it is the largest single test enabling a comparison of students across the country.

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