In the latest issue of Education Next, Paul Peterson and Rick Hess analyze and rank state standards - and find that only three states [Massachusetts, Missouri and South Carolina] have rigorous standards.:
As the debate over the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) makes its murky way through the political swamp, one thing has become crystal clear: Though NCLB requires that virtually all children become proficient by the year 2014, states disagree on the level of accomplishment in math and reading a proficient child should possess. A few states have been setting world-class standards, but most are well off that mark—in some cases to a laughable degree.
How’d New York fare?
4th Grade Math: C-
4th Grade Reading: B-
8th Grade Math: C
8th Grade Reading: B
In 2003 and 2005, NYS received an overall grade of C.
Now, in 2008, we’re up to a C+!
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