All that CCSS “material” and TEST prep and then this?

All that CCSS “material” and TEST prep and then this?

SAT “COLLEGE READINESS” SCORES DECLINE AGAIN DEMONSTRATING FAILURE OF TEST-DRIVEN K-12 SCHOOLING

FROM FairTest.

SAT scores for high school seniors dropped again this year continuing a ten-year trend, according to data released today.

SAT averages declined by 28 points since 2006 when the “No Child Left Behind” public school testing mandate went into effect.

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2015 COLLEGE-BOUND SENIORS SAT SCORES BY FAMILY INCOME

	READING	MATH	WRITING	TOTAL
$0 – $20,000	433	455	426	1314
$20,000 – $40,000	466	479	454	1399
$40,000 – $60,000	488	597	473	1458
$60,000 – $80,000	503	510	487	1500
$80,000 – $100,000	517	526	501	1544
$100,000 – $120,000	528	539	514	1581
$120,000 – $140,000	531	542	518	1591
$140,000 – $160,000	539	551	526	1616
$160,000 – $200,000	545	557	534	1636
More than $200,000	570	587	563	1720

Score differences between racial groups increased, often significantly, over that period. Average SAT Scores declined since 2006 for every group except Asian-Americans.

	READING	MATH	WRITING	TOTAL
ALL TEST-TAKERS	495 (-8)	511 (-7)	484 (-13)	1490 (-28)
Female	493 (-9)	496 (-6)	490 (-12)	1479 (-27)
Male	497 (-8)	527 (-9)	478 (-13)	1503 (-30)
Amer. Indian or Alaskan Native	481 (-6)	482 (-12)	460 (-14)	1423 (-32)
Asian, Asian Amer. or Pacific Islander	525 (+15)	598 (+20)	531 (+19)	1654 (+54)
Black or African American	431 (-3)	428 (-1)	418 (-10)	1277 (-14)
Mexican or Mexican American	448 (-6)	457 (-8)	438 (-14)	1343 (-28)
Puerto Rican	456 (-3)	449 (-7)	442 (-6)	1347 (-16)
Other Hispanic or Latino	449 (-9)	457 (-6)	439 (-11)	1345 (-26)
White	529 (+2)	534 (-2)	513 (-6)	1576 (-6)

Calculated by FairTest from: College Board, College-Bound Seniors 2015: Total Group Profile Report and College-Bound Seniors 2006: Total Group Profile Report