Re: making the numbers show it

["GERALD BRACEY" <gbracey1@verizon.net>]

This is a main claim in Fordham's Proficiency Illusion report.  Fordham 
might or might not be trustworthy, but the study was done by the NWEA with 4 
of its people as authors.

JB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Monty Neill" <monty@fairtest.org>
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Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 3:30 PM
Subject: [arn-l] making the numbers show it


Back in Sept a flurry of attention was paid to NY Daily News reporting that 
tests in NY were getting easier, accounting for the boost in scores.

This piece on the NYC public school parents website provides more 
comprehensive info on this.

How many other states are making their tests easier? I've not seen this sort 
of info from other states, tho I expect it may well happen.

Doing so to avoid a greater harm - NCLB sanctions - may be justifiable, but 
of course the pols then claim the results show schools are improving. Gaming 
every which way at once.

http://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2007/09/here-are-numbers-everything-is.html
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