The educational system already gets half the budget or so it seems , now a Judge wants to end exit exams which means we will have no way of knowing what we are getting for all the money spent.
We have seen minimal improvement testing wise from billions from the state and feds the last few years yet the mantra remains,, More more More
SAT scores drop; some see red flag
Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY
http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20060510/ts_usatoday/satscoresdropsomeseeredflag
Wed May 10, 7:00 AM ET
EXCERPT
Some colleges are reporting double-digit drops in the average SAT scores of applicants this year, even as other credentials, such as class rank and college-prep coursework, remained similar to or grew stronger than last year's.
Among schools reporting large drops: The nine-campus University of California system, which saw a 15-point drop on average among applicants, Average composite scores for the ACT, a rival college entrance exam, were unchanged from last year.
It's not yet clear what the drops mean, but colleges are particularly curious because the scores are almost completely based on the new SAT, introduced last year by the non-profit College Board, which owns the test.