To Cover Up Education Disaster, Illinois Fudges “Proficiency” Standards
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To Cover Up Education Disaster, Illinois Fudges “Proficiency” Standards

With the overwhelming majority of Illinois students failing to reach even proficiency on the state’s own academic tests, policymakers announced a new “solution” to the crisis: dumb down the expectations on the assessments even more to conceal the scope of the problem. Critics ridiculed the plan. “Illinois’ students are nationally recognized for their academic achievements, but our …