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Math Scores Up for 4th and 8th Graders
The test results showed the reading achievement gap between black and white fourth-graders narrowed this year, as did the gap between black and white eighth-graders in math. But the gaps in other grades, as well as those between whites and Hispanics, held steady.
Students in the District of Columbia and the following states posted gains in math in both grades: Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia.
  EMBARGOED UNTIL TUESDAY, 10:00 AM EDT; U.S. maps show change in reading and math score performance for fourth and eight graders, 2005 to 2007, by state; two sizes; 2c x 3 5/8 inches; 96.3 mm x 92.1 mm; 2c x 5 5/8 inches; 96.3 mm x 142.9 mm (Damiko Morris - AP) TOOLBOXCOMMENT |
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CLOSEIn reading, students in the District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii and Maryland saw their scores go up in both the fourth and eighth grades.
The states set their own policies regarding the percentage of special education and limited English speakers who take the tests.
Overall nationally, however, more kids with disabilities and limited English skills have been taking the tests in recent years.
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