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...nation, one test Create strong incentives for the states to move away from 50 different standards and 50 different tests and instead converge on NAEP or some other gold standard--perhaps Massachusetts' high-quality exams--as the national assessment. This would stop the states from watering down their standards--one of the most damaging side effect of NCLB and one the nation can't afford in a globally competitive economy. The estimated $600 million a year now spent on state testing programs could be used to improve instruction...
Average national test scores, all students...
Federal law requires that students be tested annually to determine their reading and math skills but leaves it to each state to devise the exam. The result, critics say, is that some states make their tests easier so it appears that their students are doing well. The evidence: huge gaps between state results and scores on national standardized tests. State test results Percentage of fourth-graders scoring as proficient or better in reading Federal test results Percentage of fourth-graders scoring as proficient or better in reading...
...count, Mississippi is tied for the best score in the country. But on the U.S. test, the state drops to 50th place?a whopping 71 points lower...
Massachusetts students score best on the federal test...