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Florida education commissioner raises concerns about state comparisons with NAEP test

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tampabay.com (Views: 91, Clicks: 15) View Story

When it comes to comparing academic success across states, there is no better tool than the National Assessment of Educational Progress, better known as NAEP and often called the nation's report card. Fast-rising NAEP scores are one of the main reasons why Florida's ed reforms generated buzz over the past decade.

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#1 by nitajo posted ago

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This week Commissioner Gerard Robinson fired off a letter to David Driscoll, chair of the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) that oversees NAEP, and proposed that the board not report NAEP data for states that do not test high percentages of students with disabilities and students learning English.
The NAGB has been dealing with this issue for some time. It required the reporting of inclusion rates in the NAEP reports for the first time last year.
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/main2011/2012458.pdf

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#2 by eduK8 posted ago

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On the most recent NAEP administration, 40 states, plus the District of Columbia, met the goal of including 95 percent of all students in the original testing sample for the reading assessment for grades 4 and 8. In math, Oklahoma was the only state to fall short of the 95 percent inclusion goal for both grades, while Maryland did so in grade 8.
http://mathetude.com/story/view/14426.html

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