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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here’s a specific data source that shows a huge problem MCPS glosses over.

https://moco360.media/2023/01/25/only-31-of-montgomery-county-students-grades-3-8-proficient-in-math-data-shows/

Only 31% of MCPS students grades 3-8 are proficient in math.

A follow up survey is needed: For those who tested proficient, how many received private tutoring? I’m sure the numbers would have been worse if some families hadn’t paid for private tutoring.[/quote]
Old news. This was the MCAP, a badly designed test which most don't care about.
As you can see, No school district shows proficiency not just MCPS. Highest was 38%.[/quote]

Excuses.[/quote]
What's the excuses? No one shows proficiency in that test, therefore something is definitely wrong with it. This has been discussed at length here.[/quote]

So then there should be ample other evidence that kids are actually doing well in math. [/quote]

Why don't they bring back nationally normed tests? I remember taking the Iowa assessments in 3-5th grade. We received a score report by the end of the year in the mail showing how we scored against a national sample of students our age. My DS took these assessments in Catholic school too. He also took the Cogat and the HSPT. They all gave nationally normed scores.[/quote]

This is what I saw unfold.  MCPS did use Nationally-normed, race-neutral testing.  When AEI started going downhill, the Nationally-normed tested was thrown out the window and forums like this one were posting comments like "national tests don't matter" or subliminally racist comments like "asian students were cheating by using prep courses."  I think it was an asian name (Dr Li's prep course called out?), but the comments specifically implied asians were cheating on national exams.

My take is that if it was possible to game test, MCPS would have 1600 SAT scores across the board and it's really just libel.  I hope whomever is called out like that sues MCPS, if that was their rationale for not using national test standards.[/quote]

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