Don’t Fail Idaho Misreports Stats

The Don’t Fail Idaho media blitz asks us to rethink education for Idaho because results from the NAEP 2011 tests prove that about 60 percent of Idaho’s fourth- and eighth-grade students were not proficient in reading and mathematics . Not proficient in the sense that 60 percent of our students are not making the grade, are falling further behind and will never catch up. Not to panic, though! The Don’t Fail Idaho campaign’s message about student achievement is based on an incorrect understanding and analysis of NAEP achievement levels. One thing for sure, misreporting student achievement data is not going to help anyone make informed decisions about K-12 education in Idaho/ Bert Stoneberg , IdahoED News. More here.

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