Meeting test score standards - by lowering the bar

Mary McConnell:

Today's Wall Street Journal highlights a report for the U.S. Government's National Center for Education Statistics. In case you have trouble following the link, here's the discouraging news:

"Eight states have raised their standards for passing elementary-school math and reading tests in recent years, but these states and most others still fall below national benchmarks, according to a federal report released Wednesday."

The data help explain the disconnect between the relatively high pass rates on many state tests and the low scores on the national exams, known as the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at August 13, 2011 4:37 AM
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