A Result That Only The State Could Love

Our students are failing but our test is getting high marks.

"Isn't that awesome?" asks The State.

What's the word I'm looking for? No.

Here's the fodder for The State's gloating:

[Education Next's] report exposes this reality: South Carolina’s state test is among the nation’s best at ensuring students are measured against high standards.

That's great. So, how are South Carolina students doing when measured against those nice, high standards? Very poorly, according to the State Department of Education.

74% of 8th graders cannot read and write proficiently

62% of 6th graders are not proficient at math

74% of 4th graders are not proficient at science

And don't even ask about how poor or minority students are doing.

Still, The State comments smugly when the Governor's spokesman dares to say, "'At the end of the day, your objective isn’t necessarily to have the best testing system in the nation.' Yes, he really said that."

Here's a thought: Maybe they'd rather try to help the kids than brag about their wonderful test?

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