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Friday, February 23, 2007
Oops! We’ve Done It Again
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
New test scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress show the South once again at the bottom when compared with other regions around the country.
In 12th grade reading, the latest Nation’s Report Card, released yesterday, shows Southern states — defined as a wide swath reaching from Maryland to Texas — have the lowest percentages of students able to perform at acceptable levels. The Midwest led the country in performance on the standardized exam, which is used as a barometer of K-12 education.
Unfortunately, a similar analysis was not available for 12th grade math scores. But a comparison of student responses on two math questions found the South also lagging the rest of the country.
When it comes to education, will Southern states ever break out of last place?
