Math Education

Math scores improve (Carteret County News-Times)

8 Aug 2008

BEAUFORT — County schools overall showed improvement in math scores on a state assessment released this week, but bonuses given to teachers based on those annual performance results will be sliced by almost 30 percent under a plan approved Thursday by the State Board of Education.

State to rescore 1 million school tests (Chicago Tribune)

8 Aug 2008

Wild swings in scores seen in ISAT taken last spring Illinois education officials made the unprecedented decision Friday to rescore about 1 million elementary school math and reading exams after outside auditors determined that the scoring process was seriously flawed.

State will recalculate school test scores (WHOI Peoria)

8 Aug 2008

Friday, August 08, 2008 at 12:59 p.m. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. (AP) -- Illinois education officials say public school standardized test scores must be recalculated after wild fluctuations showed up in elementary reading and math scores.