Mr Bracey writes on the topic of the NAEP achievement levels. This time in the form of a letter to Strong American Schools (the Gates/Broad initiative)...
Excerpts:
Did you know that only 33% of Swedish 4th graders are proficient in reading? (We don't have data on 8th graders). Twenty-nine percent of American 4th graders are not proficient. But Sweden is the highest scoring country in the world in reading and we are not far behind. It is the NAEP achievement levels that are failing, not the kids.
I also attach "A Test Everyone Will Fail," which was an op-ed in a May, 2007 Washington Post. I heard that the National Assessment Governing Board decided not to respond because they know they can't win.
The primary use of the achievement levels is as a bludgeon and for fear mongering. That is how you are using them.
Full letter: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gerald-bracey/proficient-readers-dear-_b_54086.html
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