The National Assessment of Educational Progress
A) Consists of data collected by individual school districts so they may assess their teachers.
B) Reported in 2013 that less than half of all fourth- and eighth-graders performed on a standardized mathematics test at the desirable levels of "proficient" or "advanced."
C) Showed dramatic decreases in U.S. mathematics scores over the last 30 years.
D) Produced results in 2009 that indicated U.S. students would likely reach the goal required by No Child Left Behind legislation that all students perform at or above a proficient level by 2014.
Answer: B
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