New Test in R.I. Sends Shock Waves Through State
Rhode Islanders have heard for years that, overall, their state's students score at or above the national average on standardized tests in math--not great, but not bad enough to sound an alarm. Test results from a new state assessment released last week, however, paint a different picture.
About 44 percent of Ocean State 8th graders, for example, failed to meet the state standard when tested last spring on basic math skills such as addition and multiplication. Further, only 18 percent met the state standard on a test of math "concepts," and just 19 percent reached the state goal on an assessment of "problem-solving."
"I think, statewide, it's reality time," said Theodore Eddy, who chairs the Providence Blueprint for Education, which promotes school improvement in Hartford. "I don't think anyone thought it was going to be quite so bad a picture as it...
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