Proof positive that dumping more and more money down the black hole that is the U.S. public education system doesn't produce better-educated students, Reading/Verbal SAT scores just hit a new record low. Let's hear it for the Department of Education, No Child Left Behind, and the vicious cycle of poorly-educated students who become poorly-educated teachers.
No Child Left Behind is 10 years old, having been signed into law in 2002. From 2002-2005, the scores for students having limited exposure to NCLB, namely 9th-12th graders, went up from about 504 to 508. Students with longer exposure -- ones that were in 2nd to 8th grade when NCLB was enacted, have seen a drop from 508 to 495.
ReplyDeleteIt would also be interesting to overlay changes in local school budgets over scores as well. With state and municipal revenues decreasing over the recession, I'd imagine that services such as public education has taking a major hit quality-wise.