The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test (often called Our Nation's Report Card) ranks states based on student achievement on standardized tests. But it doesn't take into account student poverty rates, which are correlated with performance. A new Standard & Poor's report adjusts NAEP scores by poverty levels and finds that some persistently low-performing states—like Oklahoma and Louisiana—actually scored above average when student poverty rates are taken into account. The report is designed to help states more accurately assess what's working and what's not, for their populations.

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