-=> Quoting Mike Angwin to David Hartung <=-
 MA> I have seven kids and Texas, courtsey in large part to the
 MA> efforts of Ross Perot, has adopted some rather strange educational
 MA> policies.  One of them is statewide testing, supposedly to measure
 MA> teacher and school performance, on a test called TAAS.  This has now
 MA> become an educational objective.
 Good lord man! I thought I had a large family(four beautiful girls),
 but you put me to shame. I have been suspicious of state mandated
 testing for some time now, and stories such as yours, just adds to the
 suspicion. In Mississippi high school juniors are required to take a
 functional literacy exam(FLE). This examination tests the kids ability
 to function on an eighth grade level. Problem is, about 25% of the kids
 fail the test, and schools have started giving FLE prep classes!
 david.hartung@mcione.com
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