The Sound of Bubbles Bursting: Record Gains Vanish into Thin Air
Posted on August 4, 2010 - Filed Under DOE, New York, achievement gap, articles, education reform, joel klein, mayor bloomberg, news, nycdoe | Leave a Comment
In case you were wondering about NYC’s record gains in education test scores, the miracles became mirages last week. Reprinted from the NY Daily News (8/1/10), in its entirety:
The sound of bubbles bursting: Student gains on state test vanished into thin air
BY Diane Ravitch
Every year for the past four years, the New York State [...]
Suspect Improvements
Posted on April 1, 2010 - Filed Under New York, achievement gap, education reform, policy, politics | Leave a Comment
New York has boasted record gains in Math and Reading proficiency for the last five years. Federal testing suggests differently. Have we been lying to our kids?
[L]ast week, the federal government released scores for the nation and the states, and New York did not fare well. In fact, almost all of New York’s reported gains [...]
Chancellor Klein and Rev. Al on Closing the Achievement Gap
Posted on January 15, 2009 - Filed Under Blogroll, achievement gap, al sharpton, education equality project, education reform, graduation rates, joel klein, quotes | Leave a Comment
Chancellor Klein joined Reverend Al Sharpton this week to discuss efforts to close the racial achievement gap separating black and Hispanic students from their white and Asian peers.
“We cannot continue to accept that barely half of the country’s black and Hispanic students are graduating from high school, or that white children can read at levels [...]
