CB>  RM> Sure?  No, can't say I'm sure, but NY has a pretty good 
CB>  RM> track record; especially considering the population density
CB>  RM> and poverty levels within the state.  For a state which is
CB>  RM> close to 50% urban population, our kids fare pretty well in
CB>  RM> comparisons with other states...
CB> 
CB> Great--but then the scores your students are achieving are not due to 
CB> the 
CB> test being there, they are due to the education they have received, 
CB> no?
    Maybe not.
    Kids wanting to "make the team" in sports are motivated to prepare by the 
knowledge that failure to meet standards means no football uniform.  Is it 
really any different for the kid wanting to go to college who knows that not 
passing the North Carolina competency test means no HS degree?
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