North Carolina achievement has declined since 2013 and the Black-White NAEP gap widened between 2015 and 2017 in both eighth grade mathematics and reading¶

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q2 i? Between 2015 and 2017 the gap between Black and White students in eighth grade NAEP mathematics grew from 29 to 37 points, and in reading from 24 to 28 points, as both groups declined but Black students' scores fell further. → WestEd 2019 q2 i? Declines in achievement have occurred since 2013 in mathematics and reading on NAEP, and achievement gaps have widened. → WestEd 2019 (2)

Evidence¶

WestEd 2019¶

WestEd, Learning Policy Institute, & Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University. (2019). Sound Basic Education for All: An Action Plan for North Carolina. San Francisco, CA: WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED606141

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Analysis of NAEP trend data reported in the background section: the eighth grade Black-White math gap grew "from 29 to 37 points" between 2015 and 2017; footnotes report White scores rising from 292 to 295 while Black scores fell from 263 to 258. No effect size is printed.

"on the NAEP , between 2015 and 2017 the gap between Black and White students in both eighth grade mathematics and reading grew. In math, the gap increased substantially, from 29 to 37 points."

WestEd 2019 (2)¶

WestEd, Learning Policy Institute, & Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University. (2019). Sound Basic Education for All: An Action Plan for North Carolina. San Francisco, CA: WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED606141

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The report's background section, summarizing NAEP trend data (Exhibit 4), states that achievement declines on NAEP began after 2013 in mathematics and reading and that achievement gaps widened. No test statistics or effect sizes are printed.

"Declines in achievement have occurred since 2013 in mathematics and reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), and achievement gaps have widened."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• North Carolina posted the largest mathematics achievement gains of any state in the 1990s and became the first southern state to score above the national average in fourth grade reading and math — related
• Black-White achievement gaps widen during school periods and shrink during summers among kindergarten through eighth-grade students — related
• Graduation rates improved for all racial, ethnic, and economic groups, but racial and ethnic gaps increased while gender, poverty, and disability gaps declined — related
• Black–White achievement gaps widen during the school year in both rural and nonrural schools — related
• In 2015–16, North Carolina Opportunity Culture schools outperformed other North Carolina schools on state accountability growth measures — related
• Percentages of students at or above NAEP Proficient were unchanged in mathematics and lower in reading since 2017 at grades 4 and 8 — related
• Asian and white CPS students score consistently higher than Latino and African-American students in reading and math, and Asian students score significantly higher in math than white students — related