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The Learning Gap Widens: Reading Results from the Nation’s Report Card (2001)

April 6, 2001.  The 2000 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 4th grade reading results are yet another argument for dramatic education reforms in the United States.

Average test scores have remained flat, with one key difference – those who need the help the most have lost ground, while those who already achieve gained some ground.