-> *2   SHELL SHOCK:  ARKANSAS OFFICIALS DISMAYED WITH TEST RESULTS
-> Ark. students taking a pilot high school graduation exam
-> failed in shockingly high numbers (Howell, Arkansas DEMOCRAT-
-> GAZETTE, 7/13).  According to the paper, 98% of students failed the
-> math portion and 89% did not pass the reading section.  A
-> majority of the 11th-graders taking the test -- 67% -- passed the
-> writing test.
->In the wake of the low student pass rate, committee members
-> re-grouped and decided to phase in the test standards.  For
-> example, the passing score will be lowered the first year by five
-> points on the math and reading sections.  The passing scores will be
-> raised one point each year, beginning in 1997-1998, until the
-> 2001-2002 school year, notes the paper. 
What a novel solution!  Grades are too low, so we simply
lower the passing requirement!  Poof.. Problem goes away!
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