Sentences with phrase «state testing results break»

State testing results break down academic performance by different demographic groups.

Not exact matches

The law also required annual statewide tests in grades 3 through 8, and again in high school, and states had to publish the performances of students on these tests for every school, breaking out the results by ethnicity, eligibility for a subsidized lunch, and a variety of other categories.

Each year, the teams pore over the results of the state test, which are broken down to show every teacher how his or her students performed on every skill and on every test item.

NCLB has been widely praised for its requirement that states and schools break down their test results by subgroups — across racial, socioeconomic and other lines — to highlight achievement gaps.