News Literacy Project’s Elliott Goodman selected for NAEP civics panel

The News Literacy Project will have a voice on the panel tasked with recommending the first updates to national civics tests in 30 years.  

Elliott Goodman, director of district fellowships at the News Literacy Project, was selected from nominees across the country to serve on the NAEP Civics Framework Development Panel, which recommends content and design changes to the assessments. 

The National Assessment of Educational Progress, commonly referred to as NAEP or the Nation’s Report Card, comprises voluntary tests established by Congress and is considered the gold standard for measuring student learning.  

The panel makes nonpartisan recommendations specifying the civics skills, knowledge and dispositions that should be measured in grades 4, 8 and 12. Accepted revisions would be implemented in 2032.  

“This is a dream for me, as someone who values civics and news literacy,” Goodman said. “It’s a perfect match for my work at the News Literacy Project, where we’re helping prepare young people with the skills that they need to become informed and engaged members of their communities.”  

Before joining NLP, Goodman taught middle and high school government, economics and debate in Los Angeles and New York City. He is certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and received a Fulbright grant in 2011.