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National Education Study: KY Among Most Rapidly Improving

Kentucky is among the most rapidly improving states in the nation when it comes to closing the achievement gap in schools.

Kentucky recorded better than expected gains in student achievement under the federal No Child Left Behind Act in a new national study.

The findings are among those in a recently released national study "The New State Achievement Gap:  How Federal Waivers Could Make It Worse – Or Better" by Education Sector.

The study compares student gains on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) from 2003-11 in grades 4 and 8, reading and math for all students. Kentucky students recorded an overall gain of 28.2 points. That is better than the national average gain of 20 points.

Kentucky charted the fourth highest gains in the country behind Maryland, Massachusetts and New Jersey.

The full report can be viewed here.