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OMB Control No: 1850-0928	ICR Reference No: 202410-1850-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202406-1850-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No: ED-2024-SCC-0133
Title: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2026
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/22/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/15/2025
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2027
Responses	786,113	0	61,360
Time Burden (Hours)	449,560	0	21,536
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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, civics, geography, economics, technology and engineering literacy (TEL), and the arts. The National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (Public Law 107-279 Title III, section 303) requires the assessment to collect data on specified student groups and characteristics, including information organized by race/ethnicity, gender, 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 (including the National Indian Education Study (NIES), 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 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; (3) Field Trial for grades 4, 8, and 12 in U.S. mainland and grades 4 and 8 in Puerto Rico; and (4) Special studies for grades 4, 8, and 12 for one or more focused topics such as Multi-stage Testing (MST) and accessibility. Some documents in this package will be updated after the 60-day public comment period for inclusion in the 30-day public comment period, which is likely to begin in January 2025. Further, two additional 30-day packages will be submitted in March and June 2025 in order to update all materials in time for the data collection in early 2026.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 107 - 279 303 Name of Law: National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 86331	10/30/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 20636	05/15/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	786,113	61,360	724,753
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	449,560	21,536	428,024
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This burden estimate is lower than those previously published. The reduction has occurred because of the removal of planned Special Studies and because the original calculation did not reflect the correct split between School Device Model and NAEP Device Model schools. The latter error substantially inflated the estimated burden, and has since been corrected.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $153,699,426

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Matt Soldner 202 453-7441

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