2007 NAEP Writing Scores Are Out…

This report looks at scores from the 8th and 12th grade.

They say that North Carolina was the only state to see a decrease in scores, while 18 states saw no change in scores, 19 states saw increases in scores, and 12 states along with the District of Columbia did not have enough data.

If we look at race only, all races either improved or remained the same for 8th and 12th graders since the years of 1998 and 2002.

Black and Hispanic students saw some of the best gains and both races were able to close the gap slightly between the White population.

They included one sample question from, each grade level and two different responses. One good one and one not so good one.