Report: Georgia Deceived Parents With Old Testing System

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Georgia deceived parents under the state’s former testing system when it said kids “met standards” in math and reading. That’s according to a new national report that found Georgia had some of the lowest criteria in the country.

The report found Georgia’s old state test, the CRCT, was too simple. In some cases, it was 60 percent easier to pass than national tests, such as the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Georgia education officials admitted that the report's findings were accurate.

“As we know, and as has been published widely, Georgia has the lowest achievement expectations in the country,” said Melissa Fincher, Georgia’s Deputy Superintendent of assessment and accountability in an interview last year.

The state rolled out a new, more rigorous test this year, Georgia Milestones. But now some are complaining that test is too hard.

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