Student Test Scores Faltering, Falling in Major States, New Government Dat

[Mister K]

Just released on the U.S. Newswire

SACRAMENTO, Calif, Oct. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Children's reading scores have stalled or declined in the nation's largest states since Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, according to new data released by governors and state school chiefs.

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"We could not detect any consistent gains in children's reading scores since passage of Washington's No Child Left Behind reforms," said Aimee Scribner, spokesperson for the university team.

Children's reading scores in elementary schools have remained unchanged or declined in California, Colorado, Iowa, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin, according to the data released by each state's education department.

These new findings will likely fuel debate over whether Mr. Bush's more aggressive regulation of local schools, along with new funding, is sparking gains in teacher effectiveness and student performance.

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http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=37655

[sinkingfeeling]

1. But, but..didn't Cheney just say how much proof they had that NCLB

was improving children's reading and math scores?

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

2. You know, I think that he just might have been lying...

[underpants]

3. If they acepted 30% of the CIA on the tubes they will love 26.6% on this

I can feel the spin on this coming---See! WE are succeeding.

4 out of 15 haven't been a horrible failure.

[triguy46]

4. Of course, its so obvious

We just need to defund NCLB even more and further reduce
NEA membership before any improvement can be expected. Sheesh.

[priller]

5. That's not the title of the news report

As per the forum rules, you should use the actual title as the subject, leave your comments for the message.

[Mister K]

6. Apologies...

Corrected title.

[bemildred]

7. "Let Every Child Kiss My Behind" is doing exactly what it was meant to do.

Trashing the public school systems in the US. There are still
too many voters that know how to think.

[MGKrebs]

8. This is interesting. Thanks for posting it.

I had always expected that since NCLB was so test-score oriented, that therefore teachers would just "teach the test", and then test scores would go up, making it look like the kids were actually getting a better education. So despite "teaching the test" they still can't get the test scores up?

[Ezlivin]

9. Unplug the TV and the video games

That's the cheapest way to get kids back into books.

Damn, I'm old-fashioned! That won't work at all. :)

When I walked five miles to school through snow...in July...in Florida...

[Occulus]

10. I *still* get razzed for reading as often as I can

and I'm 29.

[sandnsea]

14. RIF and reading commercials

Remember those? Am I just missing them, or are all the reading commercials gone? I know RIF lost its funding, I think some other reading programs too. This country celebrates ignorance, more now than it ever has.

[Mountainman]

11. They want the public school system to fail

"See we gave you NCLB and you still fail, where's those vouchers?"

[Guaranteed]

12. Four years of listening to the Chimp speak has rotted

our childrens' brains.

[lovuian]

13. Tass tests in Texas Let me tell ya...

All children must take these basic tests and all children must spend hours learning material for idiots...meanwhile the children who could progress to other subjects and learn more are stuck for hours doing basic skills....Its going to destroy the educations system

[AP]

15. The testing companies will make the tests easier to help Republicans who

think buying private tests is the key to improving education and need some good results to help them perpetuate the expensive, wealth-shifting lie.