Standards Raised, More Students Fail Tests
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:47:14 -0700
Applying new, tougher standards, state education officials said Wednesday that more than half of public school students in New York City failed their English exams this year, and 54 percent of them passed in math.
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Tougher standards concern some teachers
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:05:44 -0700
Gov. Phil Bredesen, who championed tougher curriculum and testing for Tennessee students, toured the state last week touting the new standards and warning parents of the result - much lower standardized test scores coming home in September.
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