Archived Commissioner’s Remarks
November 1, 2024
OMB's New ”Trust Regulation“ Helps
Ensure Objective and Timely Education Statistics–The cornerstone of the U.S. Federal statistical
system is the principle that the production and dissemination of official statistics must remain completely
independent from the development of official policies. This is because, while policymakers certainly need to use
official statistics to develop policies, they should not be involved in the production or dissemination of those
official statistics as policy making is fundamentally a political activity.
September 5, 2023
Commissioner's Commencement Address at Howard
University's School of Education– Historically Black Colleges and Universities or HBCUs hold a unique
position within our education system. They cultivate a scholarly and welcoming environment for students from diverse
backgrounds, and historically have helped hundreds of thousands of students break down barriers to career and
economic advancement. HBCU week celebrates the role HBCUs play in our country, advancing educational equity and
excellence.
April 15, 2023
Remarks of National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES) Commissioner Peggy G. Carr at AERA's Recent Annual Meeting– Commissioner Carr delivered this
speech "Beyond the Mean: A Bold, Inclusive Roadmap for the Future in Our Pursuit of More Equitable
Education Outcomes for All" at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research
Association (AERA) in Chicago, Illinois. Theses remarks were given while accepting the organization's 2022 AERA
Distinguished Public Service Award.
August 31, 2022
Commissioner's Statement on the Upcoming Release of NAEP
Long-Term Trend Assessment Results– On September 1, I will release mathematics and reading results of
9-year-olds from the 2022 NAEP long-term trend assessment�the first nationally representative report comparing
student achievement from before the pandemic to now.
August 27, 2022
A Pragmatic Future for NAEP: Containing Costs and
Updating Technologies– By the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Panel on
Opportunities for the National Assessment of Educational Progress in an Age of AI and Pervasive Computation
April 7, 2022
Statement of National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES) Commissioner Peggy G. Carr on A Vision and Roadmap for Education Statistics, a National Academies of
Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report– I thank the National Academies and this prestigious
panel for their hard work, dedication, and intellectual generosity. This is a detailed, comprehensive, high-quality
study, informed by evidence and thoughtful deliberation – virtues that are evident on every page.
March 24, 2022
Statement of National Center for Education Statistics
Commissioner Peggy G. Carr on A Pragmatic Future for NAEP, a National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine report– I thank the National Academies (NASEM) for its work on this report
and appreciate that many of its recommendations aligned so well with work already underway in the NAEP program. The
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) worked collaboratively with its parent organization, the Institute
of Education Sciences (IES), to ensure that this work, commissioned in celebration of IES’s 20-year
anniversary, was relevant to NAEP’s maintenance of its status as the gold standard of large-scale assessments.
March 11, 2022
NAEP: Meeting Today’s Needs and Building a National
Assessment for the Future– We are still just beginning to understand the many ways that the COVID-19
pandemic has affected our schools, our students, and all who work in education. We all faced and continue to face
countless challenges. For us to move forward, we need to understand how deep these challenges run, how the pandemic
has affected student achievement, and how our education system can adapt, innovate, and be a better tool for
improving student outcomes.
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