l****z 发帖数: 29846 | 1 Seventy-nine percent of the 8th graders in the Chicago Public Schools are
not grade-level proficient in reading, according to the U.S. Department of
Education, and 80 percent are not grade-level proficient in math.
Chicago public school teachers went on strike on Monday and one of the major
issues behind the strike is a new system Chicago plans to use for
evaluating public school teachers in which student improvement on
standardized tests will count for 40 percent of a teacher’s evaluation.
Until now, the evaluations of Chicago public school teachers have been based
on what a Chicago Sun Times editorial called a “meaningless checklist.”
In 2011, the U.S. Department of Education administered National Assessment
of Educational Progress (NAEP) tests in reading and math to students around
the country, including in the Chicago Public Schools. The tests were scored
on a scale of 0 to 500, with 500 being the best possible score. Based on
their scores, the U.S. Department of Education rated students’ skills in
reading and math as either “below basic,” “basic,” “proficient” or “
advanced.”
Nationally, public school 8th graders scored an average of 264 on the NAEP
reading test. Statewide in Illinois, the 8th graders did a little better,
scoring an average of 266. But in the Chicago Public Schools, 8th graders
scored an average of only 253 in reading. That was lower even than the
nationwide average of 255 among 8th graders in “large city” public schools.
With these NAEP test results, only 19 percent of Chicago public school 8th
graders rated proficient in reading while another 2 percent rated advanced—
for a total of 21 percent who rated proficient or better.
79 percent of Chicago public school 8th graders were not grade-level
proficient in reading. According to the U.S. Department of Education, this
included 43 percent who rated “basic” and 36 percent who rated “below
basic.”
In the 8th grade math test, Chicago public school 8th graders scored an
average of 270 out of 500, compared to an average of 274 for 8th graders in
“large city” public schools, and 283 for 8th graders nationally as well as
statewide in Illinois.
With these NAEP test results, only 17 percent of Chicago public school 8th
graders rated proficient in math while another 3 percent rated advanced—for
a total of 20 percent who rated proficient or better.
Thus, 80 percent of Chicago public school 8th graders were not grade-level
proficient in math. According to the U.S. Department of Education, this
included 40 percent who rated “basic” in math and 40 percent who rated “
below basic.” | D*******o 发帖数: 3229 | 2 Nothing to worry about, if their reading skills suffice to vote Dem. |
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