The one result so far of switching to a new test (the PASS) to replace the old (the PACT) is to delay the results. See Test Change Advances in Tuesday's P&C. It also obfuscates progress being made. What other conclusions could be reached from the following:
- "a scoring system that would mean more of the state's schools meet federal education goals"
- "means more schools will make 'adequate yearly progress' under No Child Left Behind"
- "years of complaints that results came in after the school year ended and provided no analysis on topics in which students excelled or struggled"
It's coming.
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Yes, I'll be really interested to see how the Hoover Institute at Stanford grades South Carolina's new standards.
From a 2009 report (based on, if I'm reading it correctly, 2006 data):
"Best of all, a handful of states continued to impress, grading their own performance on a particularly tough curve. Massachusetts, South Carolina, Wyoming, Maine, and Missouri all once again earned As, along with newcomer Washington, D.C. "
http://www.hoover.org/publications/digest/4635086.html
Meeting federal education goals is pretty easy, since there's no national standard for proficiency. All S.C. has to do is follow the lead of many states and lower its standards, and the results will look better. Doesn't take an Einstein, does it?
No, it doesn't take an Einstein!! Too sad for our children.
The 6:42 Anonymous was me. Sorry, I never intentionally post anonymously.
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