Texas’ annual reading test adjusted its difficulty every year, masking whether students are improving
- Written by Jeanne Sinclair, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Millions of Americans take high-stakes exams every year.Caiaimage/Chris Ryan/iStock via Getty ImagesTexas children’s performance on an annual reading test was basically flat from 2012 to 2021, even as the state spent billions of additional dollars on K-12 education.
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