RAND Report Tracks State NAEP Gains
The schooling improvements that states undertook in the 1980s and early 1990s are translating to higher test scores, particularly for students in poor communities, according to a national study released last week.
The state-by-state analysis by the RAND Corp. also shows that some states and strategies are better than others in raising scores. Smaller class sizes, better resources for teachers, and preschool programs are linked to higher achievement, the report says, while the academic payoff from having higher-paid, more experienced, or more educated teachers appears less certain.
Texas, North Carolina, and Michigan are spotlighted by the study for producing higher-than-average annual gains in their students' math scores on the National...
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