Education News – Matthew Tabor
“The canary first wavered in Rhode Island schools’ coal mine in 2005 when a state test showed that 25% of RI 4th graders were “substantially below proficient” in math — and now that those students are approaching graduation, that number has swelled to 40%. Students must test out as “partially proficient” in math, which means that Rhode Island has a year and a half to ensure that 2 out of 5 of its graduating class won’t have to repeat their senior year.”(more)