The Governing Board

The National Assessment Governing Board sets policy for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Learn more about our work.

About NAEP

The National Assessment of Educational Progress — known as The Nation’s Report Card — is the largest continuing, nationally representative evaluation of education in the United States.

NAEP Frameworks

NAEP frameworks provide the blueprint for the content and design of each assessment. Learn how NAEP assessments are built.

NAEP Results

The Nation’s Report Card informs the public about what U.S. students know and can do in a variety of subject areas.

NAEP Achievement Levels

An important role of the Board is setting achievement levels for NAEP assessments. Discover more about this process and what the achievement levels mean when it comes to measuring student achievement.

News and Events

See our latest news, or register for an upcoming Governing Board event.

Focus Areas

The Governing Board works to continually increase NAEP’s impact as a resource for improving education. See some of our priority topics and initiatives.

The Governing Board

The National Assessment Governing Board sets policy for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Learn more about our work.
About NAEP

The National Assessment of Educational Progress — known as The Nation’s Report Card — is the largest continuing, nationally representative evaluation of education in the United States.
NAEP Frameworks

NAEP frameworks provide the blueprint for the content and design of each assessment. Learn how NAEP assessments are built.
NAEP Results

The Nation’s Report Card informs the public about what U.S. students know and can do in a variety of subject areas.
NAEP Achievement Levels

An important role of the Board is setting achievement levels for NAEP assessments. Discover more about this process and what the achievement levels mean when it comes to measuring student achievement.
- NAEP Achievement Levels
- Achievement Levels Policy
News and Events

See our latest news, or register for an upcoming Governing Board event.
Focus Areas

The Governing Board works to continually increase NAEP’s impact as a resource for improving education. See some of our priority topics and initiatives.

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2012 Economics, Grade 12

The Nation’s Report Card: Economics 2012, Grade 12 is NAEP's second economics assessment—the first having been administered in 2006—and showed that racial/ethnic achievement gaps between students did not narrow between 2006 and 2012.

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2012 Economics Framework

This framework document provides a guide for the development of the 2012 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Economics Assessment.

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2012 Economics, Grade 12

2012 Economics Framework

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