City schools see a spike in students failing state exams
Public school principals were told this morning how many of their students passed the state’s annual math and English exams and from what we’re hearing, the numbers aren’t pretty.
One principal wrote in to say that the percentage of his students who scored a level one — the lowest possible score — has quadrupled since last year. On the English exam, his percentage of level one students is more than ten times higher. Almost all of his special education students and most of his students who are recent immigrants didn’t pass the exams.
“It’s not like the kids have gotten dumber or the teachers worse, it’s just the tests are being looked at differently,”
One principal wrote in to say that the percentage of his students who scored a level one — the lowest possible score — has quadrupled since last year. On the English exam, his percentage of level one students is more than ten times higher. Almost all of his special education students and most of his students who are recent immigrants didn’t pass the exams.
“It’s not like the kids have gotten dumber or the teachers worse, it’s just the tests are being looked at differently,”
