New York Education Reform Struggles to Take Root, Test Scores Show

While officials throughout the state were quick to take credit for slight increases in this year’s standardized school test scores, data shows many schools continue to struggle with the new tests, which were aligned to the Common Core standards for the second year.
New York Education Reform Struggles to Take Root, Test Scores Show
In this Oct. 24, 2013 file photo, people line up to speak at a Common Core learning reforms forum at the Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School, in Albany, N.Y., on Oct. 24, 2013. Recent data shows many schools continue to struggle with the new tests, which were aligned to the Common Core standards for the second year. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)
Petr Svab
8/17/2014
Updated:
10/8/2018