Students Doing Better on Math, Reading

 

More on the study of NCLB scores:

Moderate to large gains were found in 37 of the 41 states with trend data on the percentage of kids hitting the proficient mark on elementary-school math tests. None of the states showed comparable declines.

A goal of the No Child Left Behind law is for all kids to be proficient in reading and math, or working on grade level, by 2014.

Another goal is to narrow achievement gaps between children from low-income families and wealthier ones and between minorities and white students. The new report found achievement gaps have narrowed since the law was passed.

Specifically, the study found in 14 of 38 states with relevant trend data, gaps narrowed on the reading tests between black and white students at the elementary and secondary levels. No state reported a comparable widening of the gap.

In math, a dozen states showed a narrowing of the racial achievement gap at the elementary and secondary grade levels. Only Washington state showed a widening of that gap.

Results were generally similar for Hispanic and low-income groups, according to the report.

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New Study Finds Gains Since No Child Left Behind

By SAM DILLON

Published: June 6, 2007

www.nytimes.com/2007/06/06/education/06report.html

Student achievement has increased and test score gaps between white students and black and Hispanic students have narrowed in many states since President Bush signed the No Child Left Behind law in 2002, according to a new survey of state scores in reading and math.