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SCHOOL MATTERS: California STAR Results Show Achievement Gap Persists
New America Media - August 31, 2009
By Rupa Dev
Editor's Note: While California's standardized testing indicates there has been some improvement in student achievement this year, it still hasn't closed the performance gap between low- income students and their more economically advantaged counterparts.
Student achievement in California public schools improved this year, according to the results of this year’s Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, and high-level educators are applauding the good news.
"California is known nationally for the rigor of our academic standards, and this level of student achievement on our California Standards Tests should be celebrated," said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell.
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