Media Conference Call, Noon (ET) on May 20, to Discuss Reading Results on Nation's Report Card in 18 Urban School Districts

Also Watch Webcast or Listen In Live to Release Event in Atlanta at 10 a.m. (ET)

WASHINGTON, May 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the National Assessment Governing Board:

WHAT: National media conference call with experts who will discuss The Nation's Report Card: Trial Urban District Assessment Reading 2009. The results detail the performance of 4th- and 8th-grade students from 18 of the largest U.S. school districts who voluntarily participated in Trial Urban District Assessment—a special survey of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Districts that have participated in 2007 and prior years include Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Boston; Charlotte, N.C.; Chicago; Cleveland; Houston; Los Angeles; New York; San Diego; and Washington, D.C. This report is the first time seven additional districts were assessed in reading, including Baltimore City; Detroit; Fresno, Calif.; Jefferson County (Louisville), Ky.; Miami-Dade; Milwaukee; and Philadelphia.

WHO: Michael Casserly, Executive Director, Council of the Great City Schools;

David W. Gordon, Superintendent of Schools, Sacramento County, Calif., and Reporting and Dissemination Chair of the National Assessment Governing Board;

Beverly Hall, Superintendent, Atlanta Public Schools;

Stuart Kerachsky, Deputy Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics; and

Joel I. Klein, Chancellor, New York City Public Schools.

WHEN: Thursday, May 20, Noon ET

RSVP: For call-in information, contact Kristen Youngblood, (202) 729-4170, or

Vickie Jones, (202) 729-4179, [email protected]

NOTE: Media may request embargoed access to The Nation's Report Card: Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) Reading 2009 and other assessment data on Wednesday, May 19, 2010.

EVENT: Tune into the live release event for The Nation's Report Card: Trial Urban District Assessment Reading 2009 on Thursday, May 20, 2010, at 10 a.m. ET in Atlanta through two ways:

The National Assessment Governing Board is an independent, bipartisan board whose members include governors, state legislators, local and state school officials, educators, business representatives, and members of the general public. Congress created the 26-member Governing Board in 1988 to oversee and set policy for NAEP.

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the only nationally representative, continuing evaluation of the condition of education in the United States.  It has served as a national yardstick of student achievement since 1969. Through The Nation's Report Card, NAEP informs the public about what America's students know and can do in various subject areas, and compares achievement between states, large urban districts, and various student demographic groups.

SOURCE National Assessment Governing Board

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