November 12, 2007

Chicago Tribune: Illinois looking into record-low test scores

A few months after Illinois high school students posted the lowest scores ever on the state achievement exam, state education officials are investigating whether the test, or the scoring process, was flawed.

Illinois State Board of Education officials confirmed Friday that they plan to hire an independent auditor to delve into the drop in 2007 Prairie State Achievement Exam (PSAE) results, especially in reading, where scores plunged more than 4 percentage points.

Full article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-test_webnov10,0,3603393.story?coll=chi_tab01_layout

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