Kansas Suffers Grade Inflation

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The Kansas State Board of Education and the Kansas Department of Education (KSDE) reduced proficiency standards earlier this year, and now parents are being told that reading and math proficiency have miraculously improved over last year.

This year’s bogus gains are not part of an upward trend. For example, high school reading proficiency was steadily in the mid-20s over the last four years, but it jumped to 38% this year. High school math proficiency was consistently in the low-20s, yet you’re expected to believe it suddenly skyrocketed to 34% without changing the standard that determines proficiency.

It’s like changing the grading scale on a test from 90 to 100 for an “A” to 70 to 100; there will be a lot more As recorded, but it doesn’t mean students are doing better.

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Lower proficiency standards lead to phony student achievement gains - The Sentinel

Proficiency didn't miraculously improve; the State School Board lowered proficiency standards.