Improving Student Achievement What State NAEP Test Scores Tell Us

• Main Author: Grissmer, David W. (auth)
• Other Authors: Flanagan, Ann (auth), Kawata, Jennifer H. (auth), Williamson, Stephanie (auth), LaTourrette, Tom (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2000
• Subjects: Educational strategies & policy; Age groups: children; Education; Sociology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Why do students have different achievement levels across states? Is math achievement improving across states? Differences in average achievement levels across states are mainly traceable to differing family characteristics. However, students from similar families also score differently across states...