DC schools release test scores, US Education Department joins investigation

07-08-2011

Huffington Post

Amid an investigation into alleged cheating on Washington, DC standardized tests, the school district released figures today that show a relatively flat trend in progress over the last year. Preliminary results from the 2011 District of Columbia Comprehensive Assessment System show that 46.4 percent of secondary students scored proficiently in math and 44.2 percent scored proficiently in reading -- up 2.7 and 1 percentage point from last year, respectively. For elementary school students, 42.3 percent scored proficiently in math and 43 percent were proficient in reading -- down 0.8 and 1.1 percentage points from 2010, respectively. When compared to 2007 scores, however, both secondary and elementary students have shown strong, steady improvements. (more...)

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