Is There A Miracle in Mississippi? (Examination of State NAEP Scores)

In a previous post, I looked at scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which is a set of tests administered every two years. In that post, I focused on national trends, which show that reading and math scores are falling – especially among the lowest-performing students. I pointed out that while this is important to know, it’s not particularly actionable. In this post,…