Redefining success in my state (argh!)
From the New York Times today:
A new federal study shows that nearly a third of the states lowered their academic proficiency standards in recent years, a step that helps schools stay ahead of sanctions under the No Child Left Behind law. ... It found that 15 states lowered their proficiency standards in fourth- or eighth-grade reading or math from 2005 to 2007. Three states, Maine, Oklahoma and Wyoming, lowered standards in both subjects at both grade levels, the study said.
I think everybody here knows I am not a fan of standardized testing - but it strikes me as even more ridiculous that, while waving the banner of accountabilty and rigor, the testing people are actually engineering things to promote the idea that students should be learning less in school, not more.
A new federal study shows that nearly a third of the states lowered their academic proficiency standards in recent years, a step that helps schools stay ahead of sanctions under the No Child Left Behind law. ... It found that 15 states lowered their proficiency standards in fourth- or eighth-grade reading or math from 2005 to 2007. Three states, Maine, Oklahoma and Wyoming, lowered standards in both subjects at both grade levels, the study said.
I think everybody here knows I am not a fan of standardized testing - but it strikes me as even more ridiculous that, while waving the banner of accountabilty and rigor, the testing people are actually engineering things to promote the idea that students should be learning less in school, not more.
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