Comments on: More NY Testing http://www.eduwonk.com/2008/06/more-ny-testing.html Education News, Analysis, and Commentary Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:42:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.eduwonk.com/2008/06/more-ny-testing.html/comment-page-1#comment-970 Anonymous Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:03:00 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/wordpress/2008/06/more-ny-testing.html#comment-970 Classic. Stern is right because Klein is bad? Classic. Stern is right because Klein is bad?

]]> By: Andrew Wolf http://www.eduwonk.com/2008/06/more-ny-testing.html/comment-page-1#comment-969 Andrew Wolf Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:48:00 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/wordpress/2008/06/more-ny-testing.html#comment-969 Stern is right. Klein (backed by his PR/Community Relations unit 29 strong and millions in private funds to tap into) cannot be allowed to use these questionable results -- mirrored in every large NYS city that isn't using the Klein program -- to declare "victory." <br/><br/>NYC's TUDA NAEP scores have been flat, SAT scores have declined, graduation rates have been shockingly manipulated, morale among teachers and parents is at a new low -- and we've managed to increase spending by 79%!<br/><br/>How many years must pass before the Regents mandate that NYS testing be aligned with the nationally accepted norm of the NAEP? <br/><br/>Can we really continue to tolerate telling children and their parents that they are performing at levels higher than the sad reality? How many kids are being denied needed remediation?<br/><br/>Andrew Wolf<br/>Columnist<br/>New York Sun<br/>awolf@nysun.com Stern is right. Klein (backed by his PR/Community Relations unit 29 strong and millions in private funds to tap into) cannot be allowed to use these questionable results — mirrored in every large NYS city that isn’t using the Klein program — to declare “victory.”

NYC’s TUDA NAEP scores have been flat, SAT scores have declined, graduation rates have been shockingly manipulated, morale among teachers and parents is at a new low — and we’ve managed to increase spending by 79%!

How many years must pass before the Regents mandate that NYS testing be aligned with the nationally accepted norm of the NAEP?

Can we really continue to tolerate telling children and their parents that they are performing at levels higher than the sad reality? How many kids are being denied needed remediation?

Andrew Wolf
Columnist
New York Sun
awolf@nysun.com

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