Friday, June 08, 2007

State school standards vary dramatically


The federal government's comparison of how states test student progress shows big differences between each state. For example, a reading score that rates a fourth-grader "proficient" in Mississippi would be a failing score in Massachusetts, according to a report released Thursday by the Education Department. This opens the issue of whether the No Child Left Behind law should be overhauled to make standards more uniform from state to state.

Source: Associated Press