This did run in today's print edition too.
Our view on education standards: States game the system
Gaps in test performance reveal need for more uniform measures.
Today's pop quiz: Mississippi elementary school students are (A) the best readers in the USA, (B) the worst readers in the USA, or (C) both.Continue reading.
Opposing view: We're attacking the issues
Mississippi is developing rigorous assessments, tougher curriculum.
By Hank M. Bounds
In Mississippi, we recognize the discrepancy between what students are expected to know on our tests and on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). We have developed a much more rigorous curriculum and will launch a more rigorous assessment system aligned to it next year. Continue reading.
June 14, 2007
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