Plans Advance to Link NAEP to College, Work Readiness

Studies will determine how 'preparedness' can be measured on scale.

Arlington, Va.

Federal officials have taken a major step toward using the test known as “the nation’s report card” to judge 12th graders’ preparation for college and the job market.

The board that sets policy for that exam, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, has voted to accept a report of an expert panel with recommendations for linking student performance on the influential test with skills identified as important by college officials and employers.

Many of the details regarding how, exactly, NAEP would be used to judge students’ college and workforce preparation have yet...