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The Nation's Report Card for 2004
According to this year's National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP), significant improvements were seen in the subjects of reading
and math in 9-year-olds and 13-year-olds, more specifically in
blacks and Hispanics. Since 1971, the achievement gap, measured
on a 500-point scale, has narrowed from 44 to 26 points. While
Education Secretary Margaret Spellings attributed the improvements
to the No Child Left Behind Act, Darvin Winick, chairman of the
National Assessment Governing Board, was cautious about drawing
such a correlation. Narrowing of the achievement gap can be traced
back to at least 1999, before the Bush administration took office,
Winick said.
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Pusey at 856-241-7772.
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