newgatedenizen Wrote:
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> > That said, there is bad trend going on here.
> In
> > school 2010-2011 there were only 2 schools that
> > were Accredited with Warning. The fact that it
> is
> > now 12 is a reason for being concerned.
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> Not really. All things being equal sure. But
> common sense tells you when you make the test more
> difficult the scores will decline.
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>
Virginia education officials emphasized that
> the new state tests are much more challenging and
> that the lower ratings don’t mean that schools
> are performing worse.
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>
John Torre, a spokesman for Fairfax schools,
> said temporary declines in pass rates are expected
> when academic standards are elevated. But
> math scores improved in the second year after the
> new test was introduced, he said, and officials
> expect to see a turnaround in reading, writing and
> science as well.
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>
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/36-s
> chools-in-nva-fall-short-of-full-state-accreditati
> on-tougher-tests-share-the-blame/2013/09/20/21795d
> de-2209-11e3-b73c-aab60bf735d0_story.html?hpid=z3
Thanks for that tidbit of information. I did not realize that the standards were elevated.