nyc 85% aff blakk yuths fail

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City students' scores take dramatic plunge on new standardized tests

Only about one-third of students from grades 3-8 passed the new math and reading proficiency tests, down from nearly a two-thirds in 2012. The new tests are more closely aligned to academic standards adopted by nearly every other state, but critics say children weren't properly prepared to the roll out.

By Corinne Lestch , Ben Chapman AND Jennifer Fermino / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS


New York students struck out on tougher math and reading exams, posting a giant drop in scores on the high-stakes tests that were just as dire as education officials predicted.

Only 31% of New York State students in grades 3 to 8 passed the 2013 math and reading tests, down from 55% in English and 65% in math in 2012 on easier tests.

Just under 30% of New York City students met state math standards and 26% passed the new reading exams — a drop of about half from last year’s scores.

For minority groups, the decline was even more drastic.

Citywide, only 16% of black students were rated proficient in English, and 15% passed in math. Hispanic students showed similar results, with 16% meeting standards in English and 19% passing math.

Officials have warned for months that the test scores would take a giant hit because of tougher questions on the new tests, which are tied to new national standards called the Common Core.

But critics say the city failed to prepare students for the new exams when it couldn’t roll out a curriculum matched to the new tests in time for the 2012-13 school year.


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http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/city-students-scores-dramatic-plunge-new-standardized-tests-article-1.1419973

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black peeps shood shame dat 85 percent aff blakk yuths failed.

y awl da blakk parents natt bunninn fiyah pon diss?

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EXCLUSIVE: Achievement gap widens for students after city’s new standardized tests

Nearly two-thirds of city students failed the higher-standards math and reading tests, but districts with large percentages of high-needs students did especially poor, according to a report from the Annenberg Institute for School Reform.


The harder state tests did more than cause two-thirds of city students to flunk — they also widened the achievement gap, according to new data obtained by the Daily News.

Districts with the most high-needs students did especially poorly in reading and math, according to a report from the Annenberg Institute for School Reform.

“They bore the brunt of the decline,” said Megan Hester, researcher at the institute, a think tank at Brown University. “With the increase of standards, more of them fell below the bar.”

The drops magnify the across-the-board abysmal scores that were released on Wednesday — just under 30% of New York City students met state math standards and 26% passed the reading exams.

According to the Annenberg report, schools with the highest concentration of special-education students saw a 64% decrease in reading scores and 72% decline in math scores. Those with the most English-language learners dropped by roughly 70% in both reading and math.

Black and Latino students suffered a 56% decrease in reading scores and more than a 60% decrease in math scores from 2012 to 2013, according to the report.

Despite launching several reforms to close the achievement gap, like Mayor Bloomberg’s Young Men’s Initiative, city education officials acknowledged that minority group students and other vulnerable populations will likely do worse when harder standards are implemented.

“Anytime you raise standards, the achievement gap for our neediest students gets bigger,” said Shael Polakow-Suransky, the city Education Department’s chief academic officer.

But officials vowed that scores would improve with the overhaul of lessons and test prep.

Since 2010, the city has spent $233 million to help prepare kids for the tougher exams, with more money going to teacher training, tutoring services and classroom materials.

More than 1 million books and classroom resources linked to the new Common Core standards will arrive by the first day of school Sept. 9, officials said.

Still, districts that have been struggling for years took the biggest hit — showing they don’t have the proper resources to make sweeping changes so that next year’s results are better, critics charged.

“We knew it was going to be bad, but not this bad,” said Love Andujar, who has two children at schools in District 7 in the South Bronx. “Almost all of the children here need special help.”

District 7 had the biggest drop in scores citywide, with a 64% drop in reading scores and 75% drop in math scores from 2012 to 2013.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/achievement-gap-widens-city-new-standardized-tests-article-1.1423531

[kia027]

But critics say the city failed to prepare students for the new exams when it couldn’t roll out a curriculum matched to the new tests in time for the 2012-13 school year.

Sounds like the city's goal is to teach the kids to the test and not to learn

That is why every child should always have extra lessons at home cause people cannot expect school fi do all the teaching

[Gen]

what is the solution ?

and how does the school measure a child's knowledge of subject matter to then move on to the next grade ?

black peeps shood shame dat 85 percent aff blakk yuths failed.

y awl da blakk parents natt bunninn fiyah pon diss?

[Wahalla]

black peeps shood shame dat 85 percent aff blakk yuths failed.

y awl da blakk parents natt bunninn fiyah pon diss?

is yanki bizniss.... I look at the paper today and parents in Jamaica struggle to buy books....

[Wahalla]

what is the solution ?

and how does the school measure a child's knowledge of subject matter to then move on to the next grade ?

A cultural change....A move would get hip hop artist to read in public....

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is yanki bizniss.... I look at the paper today and parents in Jamaica struggle to buy books....

jamaica miseducation system iss awlso a joke. yu onlee chattinn bout buyinn books. mii still wandarinn iff dem still insistinn jamaicans parents buy dem yuths laptop.

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Sounds like the city's goal is to teach the kids to the test and not to learn

That is why every child should always have extra lessons at home cause people cannot expect school fi do all the teaching

kia dem dumb dunn da xxams so politrixxstahs can tekk credit fe raisinn xxam scores ann den used dat fe push fe more charter schools. wat appen wen charter school tart fe charge.

mii use fe give mii dawtah extra lesson ann iff shi wass weak inn certain area mii use hire smart graduate students fe tutor ar

[Tropicana]

...and I thought Toronto was bad. We've been discussing this in the parenting section.

There is plenty of blame to go around for this. Definitely, parents have a role to play here. Children, especially boys, would rather just play and have fun. It is exhausting and can be quite a battle to have them sit down, do their homework, and get their assignments in on time. Sure they would rather play. It's part of the job that we have and part of our role.

If a child goes to school all day and come home and never see their parents open a book, what do you expect. I started reading to my son when he was 7 days old and people laughed at me and said I was doing nothing but foolishness. I didn't care. To this day he loves books. I was thrilled to bits when I had to take him to "emerg" a couple of summers ago. I dropped him off while I parked the car and he went and started to check in. When I arrived, I saw his hoodie and a book. I was thrilled to bits. The young man checking him in said he had gone to the washroom. I was so thrilled to see that he had brought a book with him. The young man (White) said he was the same age as my son and he NEVER picked up a book. Great to see that he is still an avid reader.

For sure the school system needs to be overhauled. Maybe the summers should be shorter and the school day a bit longer in some communities. The last hour should be devoted to supervised "homework" so that when the children go home, it's family time.

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what is the solution ?

and how does the school measure a child's knowledge of subject matter to then move on to the next grade ?

gen yuh see dat wan aff da cumplaint iss dat de currikkkulum neva match da xxams. blakk parents need fe ask woo mekkinn money awf blakk yuths miseducation ann y dem delibaratelee misedukkkaysham system

da prablems iss da solution

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...and I thought Toronto was bad. We've been discussing this in the parenting section.

There is plenty of blame to go around for this. Definitely, parents have a role to play here. Children, especially boys, would rather just play and have fun. It is exhausting and can be quite a battle to have them sit down, do their homework, and get their assignments in on time. Sure they would rather play. It's part of the job that we have and part of our role.

If a child goes to school all day and come home and never see their parents open a book, what do you expect. I started reading to my son when he was 7 days old and people laughed at me and said I was doing nothing but foolishness. I didn't care. To this day he loves books. I was thrilled to bits when I had to take him to "emerg" a couple of summers ago. I dropped him off while I parked the car and he went and started to check in. When I arrived, I saw his hoodie and a book. I was thrilled to bits. The young man checking him in said he had gone to the washroom. I was so thrilled to see that he had brought a book with him. The young man (White) said he was the same age as my son and he NEVER picked up a book. Great to see that he is still an avid reader.

For sure the school system needs to be overhauled. Maybe the summers should be shorter and the school day a bit longer in some communities. The last hour should be devoted to supervised "homework" so that when the children go home, it's family time.

tropi yuh rite bout blaminn blakk parents cah iff dem tart fe putt dem foot dunn ann bunn fiyah ann more fiyah den change muss cum

mii disagree widd yuh bout blakk bwoys. itt cah wat dem teachinn dem iss foolishness so dem ignore itt. moas blakk bwoys ann gurl will pay attenshan. da qwestian iss y mii wass able fe challenge ann motivate dem fe learn wild sum miseducators were mekkinn xxcuses by blaminn blakk yuths

peeps luv fe gan like longar school ear, unifarm, ar da anwsar wen awl dem ar ar distractions cah oyinbo yuths ar beeinn bettar educated. wat dem doinn fe oyinbo yuths dat dem natt doinn fe blakk yuths