Seven members of Kansas Board of Education vote to reduce proficiency standards - The Sentinel

Seven members of Kansas Board of Education vote to reduce proficiency standards - The Sentinel

Last year, 22% of 8th-graders were proficient in English Language Arts (reading) on the Kansas state assessment. This year, 46% are proficient as a result of new proficiency standards approved by seven of the ten state school board members. Department of Education officials say they didn’t reduce rigor, but what else explains the skyrocketing proficiency rates? There is nothing in past results to suggest that the sudden gains are natural progres…

Seven members of Kansas Board of Education vote to reduce proficiency standards

(The Sentinel) — Last year, 22% of 8th-graders were proficient in English Language Arts (reading) on the Kansas state assessment. This year, 46% are proficient as a result of new proficiency standards approved by seven of the ten state school board members. Department of Education officials say they didn’t reduce rigor, but what else explains the skyrocketing proficiency rates? There is nothing in past results to suggest that the sudden gains ar…