State officials say they will soon determine how Georgia eighth graders performed on standardized tests in a second try after failing the first time.
These results are important because another failing grade means the eighth graders will be held back.
Scores from those re-tests are starting to trickle in to individual school systems.
About 40 percent of eighth graders in Georgia had failed the math portion on the first try.
Education officials say that's because this year's test was harder than in years past. However, some parents and other critics say teachers were not adequately trained to prepare students for the tests.
The tests measure how well students are mastering concepts taught in the classroom.
The high failure rate caused a surge in the number of students attending remedial summer school classes this year.
State officials will release the results once they hear from all of the school systems in Georgia.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Scores trickling in from CRCT re-tests
