Over a 10-year period, Atlanta Public Schools fourth- and eighth- grade students have demonstrated consistent and significant gains compared to all participating Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) school districts in the nation. From 2003-2013, APS students posted the highest growth in Grade 4 reading and Grade 8 math on the National Assessment of Educational Progress […]
Deadline for Submissions is October 18, 2013 The independent, bipartisan board that oversees the nationwide assessments that gauge what America’s students know and can do in nearly a dozen academic subjects will have five openings next year, and is seeking nominations from the public. The National Assessment Governing Board wants the public to help identify qualified […]
APS fourth-grade students scored on a par with their counterparts in other large urban school districts across the nation in the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) science exam administered in the spring of 2009. The average science score for fourth grade students in Atlanta was 134. […]
There should be a nice little surprise in mailboxes throughout the Atlanta Public Schools community this week: the graduation issue of The Atlanta Educator. In this summer edition, we not only profile this year’s valedictorians but also hear from two valedictorians from the Class of 2009 as they share their thoughts on their first year […]
UPDATE: Watch the video here. APS students demonstrated the largest gains of all states and participating Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) school districts in the nation between 2002 and 2009 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading tests, the results of which were released this morning during a news conference at the Atlanta […]
APS students demonstrated steady improvement on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for the 2008-2009 school year, based on the scores released today. Since 2003, APS students have demonstrated improvements every year the test has been administered. NAEP, also referred to as the Nation’s Report Card, is a uniform assessment of student performance administered […]