Southbridge MCAS Results: Grade 10 in Math Since Grade 3

Ken O'Brien

Some have expressed the belief that a more useful presentation of the MCAS data would result from

comparing the progress of the same class over time.

While I believe that such an approach is problematic in numerous ways, I have nevertheless compiled such data for the most recent MCAS results for Grade 10 in Mathematics as it has progressed since Grade 3.

The results are provided in the chart below:

Failure Rates Double for Southbridge Grade 10 Math and ELA MCAS results

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New Studies Show Mixed Results Internationally For U.S. Elementary Education

Ken O’Brien

Following several years of dismal reports on the declining state of American education in the international arena, a new set of studies show mixed signs of progress among elementary school students.

On the bright side, substantial progress has been made in reading levels among fourth graders.

On the other hand, little if any progress has been achieved in science or mathematics at both the fourth grade and eighth grade levels.