In a May 15, 2026 announcement by the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), which sets policy for and administers the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) exam, also know as the Nation’s Report Card, is restoring state-level NAEP 12th grade reading and math tests to occur in 2032. However, that move restores only one of the cuts that were made last year due to a pared down staff and shifting resource allocations. Cuts made in March 2025 due to mass layoffs at the USDE left the National Center for Education Statistics, the office overseeing NAEP, with only a handful of employees.
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