Did you know that a nationwide test tracking student performance for over 50 years just got canceled? The U.S. Department of Education has decided not to fund the 2024-25 NAEP Long-Term Trend assessment for 17-year-olds, leaving a significant gap in understanding older students' academic progress, as data hasn’t been collected since 2012. Experts worry that this decision, along with other cuts, could weaken trust in the program and hinder efforts to track post-pandemic learning recovery.