Re: school to work
florian schimpf (z455bkc who-is-at z.zgs.de)
Sun, 29 Nov 1998 22:17:36 +0000
Although the goal is to have all students pass the tests in the US,
this is
> not happening. In Washinton state only twenty percent pass and only five
> percent of minorities. The projections for Virginia and Florida are are
> equally grim. These state assessment programs are being set up in every
> state except one. In many states it is the school that is held responsible
> rather than invididual students although the trend is towards requiring all
> students to get the equivalent of a Certificate of Initial Mastery by tenth
> grade