In some schools and districts, test score increases may reflect less an improvement in teaching and learning than a loss of weaker students from the test - taking pool. (fairtest.org)
While the data tells a story of some progress in adopting tools and programs to make justice more accessible, some of its findings show much less improvement. (lawyerist.com)
Research has demonstrated that students just below the bar were most likely to make large gains in the NCLB era, while high achievers made lesser improvements. (educationnext.org)