Education News – Kristin Decarr
“A new report issued by the national education reform organization Achieve suggests that a gap present between results on state and national tests show that states are misinforming the public concerning student proficiency in language arts and math. The report, Proficient vs. Prepared: Disparities Between State Tests and the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress, calls that gap the “honesty gap,” and asks that the public and legislators demand for higher accountability measures concerning how student performance is measured in each state…“Too many states are not leveling with students or parents. They’re being told students are proficient, but by external benchmarks they’re not prepared at all,” said Michael Cohen, the president of Achieve, the education reform group that conducted the survey.”(more)