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Rather than blaming the test, let’s lift up Maryland’s students

23 Sep Rather than blaming the test, let’s lift up Maryland’s students

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By Dale Chu A recent contention in the Baltimore Sun that Maryland’s standardized test is to blame for declining math scores doesn’t explain why math proficiency scores among Maryland students on both the NAEP and the ACT college readiness test are also falling. And it conveniently...

21 Aug States are closing the honesty gap, but will it last?

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By Dale Chu Some honest-to-goodness good news today: The latest National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) study shows that states have raised the cut scores for proficiency on state tests. Both Education Week and U.S. News and World Report have strong write-ups on the study. What...