This past year, the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB)—the independent, nonpartisan board that sets policy for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)—approved a charge to update the framework of NAEP Civics, beginning in 2032. As a result of this decision, NAGB began a public nominations process to create a panel of educators, experts, and leaders on civics that will support the framework’s update process. Three teams of NAEP Civics panel members have recently been announced: Content Advisory Group; Framework Development Panel; and Education Advisory Committee.
iCivics Chief Executive Officer Louise Dubé is among the 10 members of the NAEP Civics Content Advisory Group who will provide feedback to NAGB and the NAEP Civics Framework Development Panel throughout the updating process, including initial guidance on how to implement the Board charge and ongoing feedback on framework documents. Other members include:
- CivxNow Advisory Board member Peter Levine, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Tisch College at Tufts University;
- Francis O’Malley, Policy Scientist, Institute for Public Administration at the University of Delaware (CivxNow member);
- Laura Hamilton, Senior Associate, National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment (CivxNow member); and
- CivxNow State Policy Task Force member Geoffrey Wingard, Interdisciplinary Instruction Specialist, Maine Department of Education
iCivics Chief Education Officer Emma Humphries was selected as a member of the NAEP Civics Framework Development Panel. This group will develop recommendations to the Governing Board on the content and design of the NAEP Civics Assessment Framework, including what changes should be made from the current assessment. Other partners include:
- Michael Blauw, Director of Civic Learning and Strategic Partnerships, Center for Civic Education (CivxNow member);
- CivxNow State Policy Task Force member Mary Ellen Daneels, Chief Officer of Learning and Innovation, Civic Mission Schools Network; Director, Illinois Civics Hub;
- Keahe Davis, Program Specialist, Hawai’i Commission to Promote and Advance Civic Education (CivxNow member);
- Elliot Goodman, Director of District Fellowships, News Literacy Project (CivxNow member); and
- CivxNow State Policy Task Force member Stephen Masyada, Director, Lou Frey Institute and Florida Joint Center for Citizenship, University of Central Florida
We applaud our iCivics colleagues and CivxNow partners who have been selected to engage in the development of this meaningful work for NAEP, or “the Nation’s Report Card,” on civics. Read more about these NAEP Civics Framework Panels.
