During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised to follow the lead of some states by developing a voluntary "Early Assessment Program" that "enables 11th graders and their families to ascertain if they are on track to be college ready by the time they graduate."

In California, for instance, such a program uses tests designed by the state Department of Education and the California State University system. The idea is to gauge whether students are ready for entry-level work on Cal State campuses. If they are, they can skip placement tests that they would otherwise have to take. If they aren't, they still have a year to get ready for the placement tests.

We searched using Google, Whitehouse.gov and Nexis but couldn't find any evidence that the administration is taking tangible steps on this promise. Education advocates also told us they were not aware of any activity in this regard.

If such evidence emerges, we'll revisit the promise. But for now, we're calling it Stalled.