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Jack Buckley Commissioner National Center for Education Statistics February 21, 2013

Jack Buckley Commissioner National Center for Education Statistics February 21, 2013. Which states are Mega-States?. Illinois. New York. California. Florida. Texas. What makes the Mega-States different?.

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Jack Buckley Commissioner National Center for Education Statistics February 21, 2013

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  1. Jack Buckley Commissioner National Center for Education Statistics February 21, 2013

  2. Which states are Mega-States? Illinois New York California Florida Texas

  3. What makes the Mega-States different? The Mega-States have 2.1 to 6.3M students in each state – this is a total of 18.7M. 4.9M 6.3M 2.1M 2.6M One-third of the nation’s public schools are in the Mega-States. 2.7M

  4. Heavily populated cities New York City San Antonio San Diego San Jose Dallas Houston Chicago Los Angeles

  5. Changing demographics Percentage distribution of eighth-grade public school students assessed # Rounds to zero. NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. American Indian/Alaska Native students and students of two or more races were included in the “other” race category. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

  6. Majority of English language learners Percentage of K-12 ELL students Fourth-grade reading ELL identification and exclusion

  7. When did NAEP first assess the Mega-States?

  8. How did the Mega-Statesperform?

  9. Gains in Reading Florida makes largest gains in reading Grade 4 Grade 8 # Rounds to zero.* Score change was statistically significant (p < .05) between the assessment years shown for each jurisdiction.NOTE: Score changes were calculated using unrounded average scores. Illinois did not participate or did not meet the minimum participation guidelines for reporting at the state level prior to 2003.

  10. Gains in Reading Grade 4 Grade 8

  11. Grade 4 Reading Higher percentage of Hispanic students at or above Proficient in FL than the nation * Significantly different (p < .05) from the nation. ** Significantly different (p < .05) from the nation and the other Mega-States. NOTE: Black includes African American, and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin.

  12. Grade 8 Reading Higher percentage of students from lower income families at or above Proficient in NY than the nation * Significantly different (p < .05) from the nation.

  13. How did the Mega-Statesperform?

  14. Gains in Mathematics All of the Mega-States made double-digit gains in grade 4 and grade 8 mathematics Grade 8 Grade 4 * Score change was significantly different (p < .05) between the assessment years shown for each jurisdiction. NOTE: Score changes were calculated using unrounded average scores. Illinois did not participate at the state level prior to 2000 at grade 4.

  15. Gains in Mathematics Grade 4 Grade 8

  16. Grade 4 Mathematics Higher percentage of students from lower income families at or above Proficient in TX than the nation * Significantly different (p < .05) from the nation.

  17. Grade 8 Mathematics Higher percentages of White, Black, and Hispanic students at or above Proficient in TX than in the nation * Significantly different (p < .05) from the nation. ** Significantly different (p < .05) from the nation and the other Mega-States. NOTE: Black includes African American, and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin.

  18. How did the Mega-Statesperform?

  19. Science Results Fourth-graders in CA score significantly lower than the nation and all the other Mega-States in 2009 ** Significantly different (p < .05) from the nation and the other Mega-States.

  20. Science Results Texas eighth-graders score highest in 2011 * Significantly different (p < .05) from the nation. ** Significantly different (p < .05) from the nation and the other Mega-States.

  21. Grade 4 Science Higher percentages of Hispanic students at or above Proficient in TX and FL than the nation * Significantly different (p < .05) from the nation. ** Significantly different (p < .05) from the nation and the other Mega-States. NOTE: Black includes African American, and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin.

  22. Grade 8 Science Higher percentage of students from lower income families at or above Proficient in TX than the nation * Significantly different (p < .05) from the nation.

  23. How did the Mega-States perform?

  24. Highlights * NOTE: Grade 4 science was administered in 2009.

  25. Web Resources To review score trends and more comparisons, visit: http://nationsreportcard.gov/megastates/

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