California: As Expected, Most Students “Fail” Common Core Tests Across the State

Howard Blume reports the Common Core test results in the Los Angeles Times.

Across the state, 44% of students scored at grade level or better in English, while 34% did so in math. In L.A. Unified, the figures were 33% in English and 25% in math.

State and local officials said they were prepared for the low scores. The questions are more difficult than on the state’s previous test and, for the first time, students took the exam on computers. The test is linked to a new set of learning standards, called Common Core, that have been adopted by 42 states.

I don’t know who decided to describe the passing mark as “grade level,” but that is erroneous.

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