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ACHIEVEMENT IN AMERICA: Where Are We? What Can We Do?

ACHIEVEMENT IN AMERICA: Where Are We? What Can We Do?. Austin, TX January, 2013. Results on national assessments at elementary and middle school level:. Some improvements and some gap closing. NAEP LTT 4 th Grade Reading: Record Performance with Gap Narrowing.

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ACHIEVEMENT IN AMERICA: Where Are We? What Can We Do?

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  1. ACHIEVEMENT IN AMERICA: Where Are We? What Can We Do? Austin, TX January, 2013

  2. Results on national assessments at elementary and middle school level: Some improvements and some gap closing.

  3. NAEP LTT 4th Grade Reading:Record Performance with Gap Narrowing *Denotes previous assessment format NAEP 2008 Trends in Academic Progress, NCES

  4. NAEP LTT 4th Grade Math:Record Performance with Gap Narrowing *Denotes previous assessment format NAEP 2008 Trends in Academic Progress, NCES

  5. Main NAEP: Improvement and some gap-closing over last decade *Accommodations not permitted NAEP Data Explorer, NCES (Proficient Scale Score = 238)

  6. Main NAEP: All groups have improved since 1990, some gap closing *Accommodations not permitted NAEP Data Explorer, NCES (Proficient Scale Score = 249)

  7. Main NAEP: Some gap closing over the last decade *Accommodations not permitted NAEP Data Explorer, NCES (Proficient Scale Score = 281)

  8. Main NAEP: Over the last decade, all groups have steadily improved and gaps have narrowed *Accommodations not permitted NAEP Data Explorer, NCES (Proficient Scale Score = 299)

  9. Still, significant gaps remain at end of middle grades…

  10. 2011 NAEP Grade 8 Reading National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/

  11. 2011 NAEP Grade 8 Math National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/

  12. And we haven’t turned corner in high school

  13. 12th Grade Reading: No Progress, Gaps Wider than 1988 *Denotes previous assessment format NAEP 2008 Trends in Academic Progress, NCES

  14. 12 Grade Math: Results Mostly FlatGaps Same or Widening *Denotes previous assessment format NAEP 2008 Trends in Academic Progress, NCES

  15. Record in Texas:Better than most.

  16. Overall, Texas’s students outperform the nation in math Texas NAEP Data Explorer, NCES (Proficient Scale Score = 299)

  17. Latino students in Texas outperform counterparts in most other states in math Texas NAEP Data Explorer, NCES (Proficient Scale Score = 299)

  18. African-American Students in Texas among highest performing in country. Texas NAEP Data Explorer, NCES (Proficient Scale Score = 299)

  19. White students in Texas among the highest-scoring nationwide Texas NAEP Data Explorer, NCES (Proficient Scale Score = 299)

  20. Low-income Texas students outperform those in all other states in math Texas NAEP Data Explorer, NCES (Proficient Scale Score = 299)

  21. Higher income students in Texas perform above those in most other states Texas NAEP Data Explorer, NCES (Proficient Scale Score = 299)

  22. Overall, Texas students slightly below national average in reading Texas NAEP Data Explorer, NCES (Proficient Scale Score = 238)

  23. Texas’s white students outperform the national average Texas NAEP Data Explorer, NCES (Proficient Scale Score = 238)

  24. Texas’s Latino students have higher reading scores than their counterparts in most states Texas NAEP Data Explorer, NCES (Proficient Scale Score = 238)

  25. African-American Students in Texas outperform their counterparts in most states Texas NAEP Data Explorer, NCES (Proficient Scale Score = 238)

  26. Low-income students slightly above national average Texas NAEP Data Explorer, NCES (Proficient Scale Score = 238)

  27. Higher-income students in Texas have reading skills at the national average Texas NAEP Data Explorer, NCES (Proficient Scale Score = 238)

  28. True, we don’t know how Texas students perform compared to their counterparts nationally in high school…

  29. But we do know that students of color have lower graduation rates

  30. Students of color less likely to graduate on time Source: Texas Education Agency

  31. And Texas’ position falls considerably in college entry and completion.

  32. College Going Rate for Recent High School Graduates, 2008 Postsecondary Education Opportunity, “Chance for College by Age 19 by State, 1986-2008”

  33. When High School Dropout Rate is Factored In, the Picture is Different(HS Grad Rate x College Continuation Rate, 2008) 45.8% Postsecondary Education Opportunity, “Chance for College by Age 19 by State, 1986--2008”

  34. Six-Year College Graduation Rates, 2009 62.9% First-time, full-time freshmen completing a BA within 6 years U.S. Department of Education , 2011. United States Education Dashboard. http://dashboard.ed.gov/statedetail.aspx?i=k&id=0&wt=40

  35. Six-Year College Graduation Rates Hispanic, 2009 62.5% First-time, full-time freshmen completing a BA within 6 years U.S. Department of Education , 2011. United States Education Dashboard. http://dashboard.ed.gov/statedetail.aspx?i=k&id=0&wt=40

  36. Six-Year College Graduation Rates African American, 2009 40% First-time, full-time freshmen completing a BA within 6 years U.S. Department of Education , 2011. United States Education Dashboard. http://dashboard.ed.gov/statedetail.aspx?i=k&id=0&wt=40

  37. Six-Year College Graduation Rates White, 2009 72.9% First-time, full-time freshmen completing a BA within 6 years U.S. Department of Education , 2011. United States Education Dashboard. http://dashboard.ed.gov/statedetail.aspx?i=k&id=0&wt=40

  38. So, the challenge for you is pretty straightforward. You can join the chorus pushing back against accountability, especially for subgroups.

  39. Or, you can conclude—as have most external observers—that the combination of subgroup accountability and investments in improving teaching is what propelled Texas students to the top in Math…

  40. And you can join your counterparts in DC in standing strong on accountability, even as you work for other improvements.

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