Sentences with phrase «boys on state tests»
Girls have made gains in math and are now achieving at roughly the same level as boys on state tests.
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New York City girls in grades 3 to 8 outscored boys on state math tests for the second straight year, with 35.2 percent passing this year, compared to 33.4 percent of the boys passing.
The study's most disturbing finding, the authors say, is that neither boys nor girls get many tough math questions on state tests now required to measure a school district's progress under the 2002 federal No Child Left Behind law.
And the NAEP data are clear, if not as dramatic as some selected state data: boys, on average, perform less well than girls on tests of reading and writing skills and low - income boys do less well than higher - income boys.
The boys who attend the school, which has performed poorly on state tests for years, are distinguishable in the city by their blue blazers and ties, and respectful demeanor.