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.

Technology and Engineering Literacy

Latest Results

2018 Technology and Engineering Literacy

Results at grade 8 for the nation.

VIEW 8TH GRADE RESULTS view release page

2018 Technology and Engineering Literacy Framework

The 2018 NAEP Technology and Engineering Framework is a statement about what should be expected of students in terms of their knowledge and skills with technology, written to be the basis for an assessment of technology and engineering literacy appropriate for all students.

View Framework

2014 Technology and Engineering Literacy

Results at grade 8 for the nation.

view 8th grade results View Release Materials

Latest Results

2018 Technology and Engineering Literacy

2018 Technology and Engineering Literacy Framework

2014 Technology and Engineering Literacy

Subscribe