Released in August, the U.S. Department of Education study mapping state proficiency standards onto the National Assessment of Educational Progress scales produced a remarkable statement from Joanne ...
The “No Child Left Behind” Act of 2001 requires that states set definitions of student proficiency in reading and mathematics achievement. Under the law, states must begin assessing student ...
State and federal law assume that the quality of public education can be gauged by the number of students who reach the “proficiency” mark on a standardized test. Indeed, the federal No Child Left ...