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The National Assessment Governing Board was created by Congress in 1988 as an independent, bipartisan federal board to set policy for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), commonly known as The Nation's Report Card. The Board meets quarterly to make decisions on NAEP, including the subjects assessed, the frameworks on which the tests are based, and the questions students take. The Nation's Report Card is the only nationally representative, continuing evaluation of the condition of education in the United States and has served as a national yardstick of student achievement since 1969. NAEP results inform the public about what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. For more on the Governing Board, visit http://www.nagb.gov.