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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

NYC Public School Parents: More errors on the Pearson's NYS math exams this week

NYC Public School Parents: More errors on the Pearson's NYS math exams this week:


More errors on the Pearson's NYS math exams this week


Given reports today of more errors in this week's 4thgrade and 8thgrade NYS math exams (see below), added to the absurd passage and questions on the 8thgrade ELA exam, now known as Pineapplegate, we say three strikes and you’re out.  Pearson should be made to forfeit their $32 million contract.   
If our children make errors on these high-stakes exams, this will have negative consequences for them, as well as for their teachers and schools.  So why should Pearson, which had nearly $2 billion in profits last year, be left off the hook for their sloppy mistakes? Where's the accountability for them?   Leave a comment about what you think about this.
Message from NYSED to NYS principals last night:
Re 4th grade math: “Question 58 on all test forms has two correct answers. If during this test any