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LI educators outraged over state test changes
Quick ReadState education officials announced big declines - often 20 percent or more - in test passing rates for grades 3-8 statewide.
Photo credit: Randee Daddona | Students take a math test at North Country Road Middle School in Miller Place. (June 17, 2010)
DATABASE: LI math scores by school district
DATABASE: LI English scores by school district
A state decision to raise passing standards on English and math tests has produced a dramatic drop in the number of students deemed academically proficient on Long Island and elsewhere across New York, outraging many local school officials.
State Department of Education officials, after more than a decade of reporting annual performance gains, reversed course Wednesday and announced big declines...
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