So it sounds like your main complaint matches this editorial - states moving the goalposts around and messing with the federal standards. Is that a fair statement?
Yes, it is, JenB. However, my state is fairly increasing the rigidity of the test. It is anything BUT watered down.
My issue is when they decide to raise things, they did it after the test was scored and submitted. We did not know what happened until later.
Make sense?