Assessment and research organization NWEA recently launched a free dashboard tracking national trends and data on U.S. student academic achievement and growth. The tool documents how K–8 students are ...

Proficiency by grade 3 is linked to long-term academic and life outcomes, making early identification of struggling students key.

Those early differences can have critical implications for whether students ultimately reach proficiency by third grade — a critical academic benchmark closely tied to long-term educational success.

BOSTON, April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A new NWEA study finds that the spread of achievement in the classroom is wide. What's more concerning is that after the pandemic, more students are off-track ...

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Naperville, IL, and Houston County, GA, educators share their insights on how this early literacy assessment tool is pivotal in driving better student outcomes. PORTLAND, Ore., March 21, 2024 ...

Just 1 in 10 kindergarteners in the bottom fifth of their class reach proficiency by third grade, a new analysis finds.

Houston ISD’s elementary and middle school students achieved above average annual growth on the reading and math Northwest Evaluation Association's Measures of Academic Progress exams but below ...

Houston Independent School District elementary and middle school students in New Education System campuses saw slightly more growth in math and reading than students at non-NES campuses, according to ...

The report offers actionable insights for district leaders to enhance learning outcomes by better integrating the two subjects. PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NWEA, a K-12 assessment ...