Rising Test Scores

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Rising Test Scores

July 22, 2008 – 5:06 am by Brendan

Would you complain if your child finally passed the state standardized tests? Public schools across New York have shown an increase in the percentage of children who have figured out how to pass standardized tests. Some folks of course are claiming it a huge success while others are looking for any excuse to call it a fluke.

Richard Mills, New York state education commissioner, finds the results encouraging and exciting. He also claims the gains are the result of schools doing more to monitor improvement throughout the year. Mayor Bloomberg, New York City mayor that is, declared it a “wonderful day for New York”. Personally, I would think that the increases can be contributed to improved education methods, practice, luck, and a bit of teaching to the test. While the gains are impressive, at the end of the day 40% of New York City students still can’t read at grade level.