Improvement on Tests More Telling Than Pass Rates

Source: Washington Post Posted By: postg0 5477 days ago

Sarah Fine, a 25-year-old English teacher at Cesar Chavez Public Charter School on Capitol Hill, vividly recalls a conference with the mother of a 10th-grader who read at a third-grade level.

"Shawn is a real asset to our class because he's so well behaved," Fine told her, "but I think he might need some extra support to get him up to speed in reading."

The mother said she had heard that before. Shawn had received help in middle school through special education. "But let me tell you, it don't....

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