Test Results Show Florida Students Improving Faster Than Other Large States
Florida compared well to four other large states — California, Illinois, New York and Texas — on a new national report. Florida had the largest gains for 4th and 8th grade reading among the states, and four Florida demographic groups improved faster than the national average in reading.
- Source: Edweek
Florida’s story was similar for 8th graders on NAEP reading: It showed the most improvement among the five states from 1998 to 2011 (8 points) and had the only two subgroups (students with disabilities and blacks) whose progress outpaced the national average for those groups.
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