Parents will soon receive for the first time their children's scores on new tests aligned to the standards. (educationnext.org)
The new state tests aligned to the standards were harder, and scores dropped right away. (b4njkids.org)
And at first blush it looked like they had achieved it, with about 45 states committing to adopt the new set of standards and federally - sponsored standardized tests aligned to those standards. (educationnext.org)