Steiner calls for state math tests to become less predictable
by Anna Phillips
October 14, 2009
http://gothamschools.org/2009/10/14/steiner-calls-for-state-math-tests-to-become-less-predictable/

Reacting to differences between the state’s own testing data and the results of a national math assessment, Commissioner David Steiner called for the state to review and redesign its tests to make the questions less predictable.

“The New York State NAEP scores in [...]

Students’ flat scores on national math tests cast doubt on reported gains on state tests
BY Meredith Kolodner
October 14th 2009
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/education/2009/10/14/2009-10-14_student_math_scores.html

Math scores of New York students stayed flat on the most recent national tests, raising doubts about the big gains the same kids have posted on state exams.

“Unfortunately, we’re not surprised,” said Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl [...]

Joel Klein: Students in Queens, Staten Island faring much better on state’s standardized tests
BY Meredith Kolodner
October 15th 2009
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/education/2009/10/13/2009-10-13_klein_says_students_in_queens__si_faring_much_better_on_states_stan.html

Schools Chancellor Joel Klein said Tuesday city students are improving faster than the rest of the state on standardized exams.

“We believe, over the next few years, that we can actually create parity between the city and the state,” [...]

National test shows fewer gains for NY students
By YOAV GONEN
October 14, 2009
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/national_test_shows_fewer_gains_hUcJsLmgUBSWWjzT7poS7L

Call it the new math.

Results on a national exam known as the gold standard show the New York’s 4th graders dipping down and its 8th graders nudging up in math since 2007 — even though the state-designed math test has shown wild gains for [...]

U.S. Math Tests Find Scant Gains Across New York
By JENNIFER MEDINA
October 14, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/15/education/15scores.html?hp

New York State’s fourth and eighth graders made no notable progress on federal math exams this year, according to test scores released on Wednesday, sharply contradicting the results of state-administered tests that showed record gains.

In state exams, 80 percent of eighth graders met [...]

ELLs in 8th Grade Lose Ground on Math NAEP
By Mary Ann Zehr
October 15, 2009
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2009/10/ells_lose_ground_on_naep_math.html

English-language learners in 8th grade performed a tad worse in math on the National Assessment of Educational Progress in 2009 than they did in 2007, according to the scale scores on the test.

The scale score for 8th graders who are ELLs dropped [...]