Test for NCLB are scaled by state and can be dumbed down, NAEP are national and I doubt they were lowered.
> I'm not involved in education and do not have a strong opinion on NCLB, > but I've read in other places that this dramatic improvement was the > result of tests being made easier, not actual improvements in reading. > Granted, that could be wrong, but I am always leery of how these > conclusions are arrived at either way. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:286703 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
