Notice2025-14709
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2026 Amendment #1
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Published
August 4, 2025
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 147 (Monday, August 4, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36426-36427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14709]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2025-SCC-0283]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2026
Amendment #1
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education
(ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 3, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice. Click on this link <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a> to access the site. Find this information collection request
(ICR) by selecting ``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under
Review,'' then
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check the ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. <a href="http://Reginfo.gov">Reginfo.gov</a>
provides two links to view documents related to this information
collection request. Information collection forms and instructions may
be found by clicking on the ``View Information Collection (IC) List''
link. Supporting statements and other supporting documentation may be
found by clicking on the ``View Supporting Statement and Other
Documents'' link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Matt Soldner, 202-453-7441.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is especially interested in
public comment addressing the following issues: (1) is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this
information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on
the respondents, including through the use of information technology.
Please note that written comments received in response to this notice
will be considered public records.
Title of Collection: National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) 2026 Amendment #1.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0928.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households; State,
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 796,937.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 456,764.
Abstract: The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP),
conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), is a
federally authorized survey of student achievement at grades 4, 8, and
12 in various subject areas, such as mathematics, reading, writing,
science, U.S. history, and civics. The National Assessment of
Educational Progress Authorization Act (Pub. L. 107-279, title III,
section 303) requires the assessment to collect data on specified
student groups and characteristics, including information organized by
race/ethnicity, sex, socio-economic status, disability, and limited
English proficiency. It requires fair and accurate presentation of
achievement data and permits the collection of background,
noncognitive, or descriptive information that is related to academic
achievement and aids in fair reporting of results. The intent of the
law is to provide representative sample data on student achievement for
the nation, the states, and subpopulations of students and to monitor
progress over time. NAEP consists of two assessment programs: the NAEP
long-term trend (LTT) assessment and the main NAEP assessment. The LTT
assessments are given at the national level only and are administered
to students at ages 9, 13, and 17 in a manner that is very different
from that used for the main NAEP assessments. LTT reports mathematics
and reading results that present trend data since the 1970s. In
addition to the operational assessments, NAEP uses two other kinds of
assessment activities: pilot assessments and special studies. Pilot
assessments test items and procedures for future administrations of
NAEP, while special studies (e.g., the Middle School Transcript Study
(MSTS), and the High School Transcript Study (HSTS)) are opportunities
for NAEP to investigate particular aspects of the assessment without
impacting the reporting of the NAEP results.
This request is an Amendment to the initially approved NAEP 2026
Clearance Package (OMB# 1850-0928 v.36) to conduct NAEP in 2026,
specifically: (1) Main NAEP operational assessments will include for
grades 4 and 8 (first administration of the new frameworks for reading
and mathematics), grade 8 (civics and U.S. history); in Puerto Rico,
grades 4 and 8 mathematics will be the only subject assessed and will
include the new framework; (2) Pilot testing in grades 4, 8, and 12
(reading and mathematics); in Puerto Rico, grades 4 and 8 mathematics
will be the only subject assessed.
Some documents in this package will be updated in Amendment #2,
which will be posted for a separate 30-day public comment period
following the 30-day public comment period for Amendment #1. These
packages will contain all final materials to be used for the data
collection in early 2026.
As of April 2025, NCES's assurances of confidentiality protections
for NAEP 2026 have changed due to recent staffing changes at the
Department of Education. NCES has removed the Foundations of Evidence-
Based Policymaking Act of 2018, Title III, Part B, Confidential
Information Protection (``CIPSEA'') as a confidentiality assurance.
However, confidentiality assurances under the Education Sciences Reform
Act of 2002 (ESRA) remain in effect.
Ross Santy,
Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
[FR Doc. 2025-14709 Filed 8-1-25; 8:45 am]
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