Author: Elissa Nadworny

Peggy Carr, commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, speaks about the testing program known as “The Nation’s Report Card” during a 2022 interview. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP The federal official who leads one of the country’s most extensive student testing programs, known as The Nation’s Report Card, was placed on administrative leave by the Trump administration Monday. Peggy Carr was appointed to her position as Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics in 2021 by President Joe Biden. Previously, she had been a career employee there for more than two decades. The Education…