Spanberger: ‘Value’ will be guiding factor for Virginia’s use of national education assessment

By: Nathaniel Cline

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: May 19, 2026

Words: 564

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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The National Assessment of Educational Progress, the nation’s leading assessment tool, will expand in 2028, giving states, including Virginia, the opportunity to use the tests to address student achievement and inform learning practices.

On Friday, the National Assessment Governing Board voted to expand the number of courses it administers through NAEP, which measures academic performance across grades 4, 8, and 12, using a randomly selected sample designed to reflect student diversity across factors like gender, …

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