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They aren't arbitrarily cut. It's very calculated --- and Diane Ravitch just explained it.

And here is the LINK to the fact that the cut scores have been set:

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2014/11/17/13sbac.h34.html

In a move likely to cause political and academic stress in many states,[b] a consortium that is designing assessments for the Common Core State Standards released data Monday projecting that more than half of students will fall short of the marks that connote grade-level skills on its tests of English/language arts and mathematics.[/b]

The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium test has four achievement categories. Students must score at Level 3 or higher to be considered proficient in the skills and knowledge for their grades. [b]According to cut scores approved Friday night by the 22-state consortium, 41 percent of 11th graders ...[/b][/quote]

So if that cut scores were instead calculated so that almost everybody passes, then everything would be fine with the Smarter Balanced tests?[/quote]

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