[Vision2020] 72% of New York State 12th Graders Fail Regents Math Exam. Test Will Be Regraded.

[Tom Hansen]

I agree Mr. Harrell.

Listen up parents!  If you have children about to enter high school, DON'T
send them to a high school in New York.

Thanks, Mr. Harrell.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]On
> Behalf Of John Harrell
> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 10:24 PM
> To: vision2020
> Subject: [Vision2020] 72% of New York State 12th Graders Fail Regents
> Math Exam. Test Will Be Regraded.
>
>
> 72% of New York State 12th Graders Fail Regents Math Exam. Test
> Will Be Regraded.
> Newsday ^ | August 30, 2003 |
> http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-math-te
st,0,6312595.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines

ALBANY, N.Y. -- State officials have regraded a standardized math test that
most New York high-schoolers failed this year, transforming failing marks
into
passing ones for thousands of students.

Rather than rescoring all the math Regents exams, the state Department of
Education released tables Friday to regrade the tests to more closely match
the 2002 test results. For example, a ninth- or 10th-grader who received a
47
percent or 48 percent score in June now has a passing grade of 65.

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It seems a lot of this "regrading", or "normalizing of tests", are taking
place.

Cheers!
John Harrell

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