The data reveals the percentage of elementary students scoring at the proficient levels in reading fell from 88.2 percent in 2012 to 86.4 percent this year. The percentage of elementary students scoring in the proficient levels in mathematics dropped from 87.7 percent to 83.9 percent.
While the percentage of middle school students scoring at proficient levels in reading improved from 82.1 percent last year to 83.4 percent this year, officials say their scores in mathematics in the proficient range dropped from 76.2 to 72.2 percent.
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No child left behind! Except that your child who excels, will now have to come back to the pack and underachieve, so others can feel better about themselves. Pathetic
ReplyDeleteThe major issue is not the percentage who are proficient or advanced. The issue is how certain subgroups do. Those subgroups are special education students, free and reduced lunch program kids, African Americans and those who speak another language. Some students are in more than one subgroup which can be quite a problem if their scores are low. We couldn't raise their scores enough to avoid No Child Left Behind consequences so we've switched to something else. It's also why we go back to school before Labor Day and lots of other things designed to help those who don't achieve.
ReplyDeleteWell, 413, it's obviously not working!
ReplyDeleteCan you spell "DUH"?
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ReplyDeleteNo child left behind! Except that your child who excels, will now have to come back to the pack and underachieve, so others can feel better about themselves. Pathetic
July 24, 2013 at 4:05 PM
That's why Wicomico County wants to do away with the Magnet Program. They want grouping so the higher achieving students can teach the under achieving students. Meanwhile the higher achievers become under achievers.
Wicomico County needs the Magnet Program in the Middle Schools and High Schools and not just Elementary Schools.
They actually do have it in the middle schools and high schools. It's called or was called "GATE" in middle school and its you take CM or AP classes in high school!
DeleteI say provide high achievers with vouchers so they can go to private schools.
ReplyDeleteVouchers should be matter of fact for everyone in the state.
ReplyDeleteJust goes to show you that Building 100million dollar education palaces doesn't work! You can not motivate people who have no motivation!
ReplyDeleteVouchers? I pay for my child to attend private school.
ReplyDeleteIf PARENTS would be Parents & learn how to dicipline their kids, then the school system could actually educate & not babysit these kids. All the kids are learning today is how to take standardized tests. It is Pathetic.
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ReplyDeleteThey don't call classes CM anymore. They changed it 2-3 years ago now CM is called honors.