Kentucky Scores Drop With First Common Core Release

Education Week (11/7) continues coverage of the drop in test scores as Kentucky education officials release the first Common Core-aligned test scores. The piece notes that the results "show that the share of students scoring 'proficient' or better in reading and math dropped by roughly a third or more in both elementary and middle school the first year the tests were given. Kentucky in 2010 was the first state to adopt the common core in English/language arts and mathematics, and the assessment results released last week for the 2011-12 school year are being closely watched by school officials and policymakers nationwide for what they may reveal about how the common standards may affect student achievement in coming years. So far, 46 states have adopted the English/language arts common standards; 45 states have done so in math."