The state of Michigan participates in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), otherwise known as the Nation's Report Card which informs the public about the academic achievement of elementary and secondary students in the United States.  A  Frequently Asked Questions Guides  will provide you with some basic information about how NAEP works.

Paul Stemmer, Ph.D.
Michigan NAEP State Coordinator
(517) 241-2360
stemmperp@michigan.gov

• NAEP in the News Weekly Newsletter 

• The National Center for Educational Statistics has Released a Report on the Minority Achievement Gap

• A Summary of National and State Results are Available on the Nation's Report Card

• 2010 NAEP Assessment Schedule

• Assessment Frameworks for each NAEP Assessment are Governed by the National Association Governing Board

• NAEP Released Items
The NAEP Questions Tool provides easy access to NAEP questions, student responses, and scoring guides that are released to the public. Both national and state data, where appropriate, are presented.

• Accommodation Summary Table for OEAA and NAEP
This table summarizes the majority of accommodations provided for OEAA and NAEP assessments.

• Michigan School Code Requirements for NAEP Participation 
Excerpt from Revised School Code of the State of Michigan

• NCLB Legislation Pertinent to NAEP 
NCLB Legislation Pertinent to NAEP

• NAEP Background Questions
NAEP Background Questions

• NAEP/GLCE Crosswalk 
This study compares the grades 3-8 mathematics GLCE's with the NAEP mathematics assessment framework. It also contains tables that crosswalk the NAEP standards with each GLCE which can be useful for finding released items to use in classroom-based assessment.