7 Stages of NAEP:
1) pre-release spin, leaks, inferring
2) Sober takes on results
3) Statements from people it never occurred to you to think, “I wonder what [x] thinks about NAEP?”
4) Subtle causal claims
5) Openly causal claims
6) Blame! Recrimination!
7) Business as usual

— Andrew Rotherham (@arotherham) April 10, 2018