Comments on: Poway Unified students do well on state tests http://www.pomeradonews.com/2011/08/15/san-diego-county-students-do-well-on-state-tests/ Serving Poway, Rancho Bernardo and 4S Ranch Fri, 24 May 2013 03:43:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: usna1957 http://www.pomeradonews.com/2011/08/15/san-diego-county-students-do-well-on-state-tests/#comment-78480 usna1957 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:15:26 +0000 http://mylocalnews.mscsddev.com/?p=15243#comment-78480 So long as students are tested and compared to other failing California schools, nothing will change. In national tests conducted by the US Department of Education, California students rank with or below Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, etc. in reading, math, writing -- and in science California students rank ONLY above Mississippi. The fact that California students rank well in comparison to Tulare, or Bakersfield, or Tehachapi is not much solace. So long as students are tested and compared to other failing California schools, nothing will change. In national tests conducted by the US Department of Education, California students rank with or below Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, etc. in reading, math, writing — and in science California students rank ONLY above Mississippi.

The fact that California students rank well in comparison to Tulare, or Bakersfield, or Tehachapi is not much solace.

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