For schoolchildren in NYC, their number 2 pencils will now last twice as long:
To the relief of thousands of pencil-biting children and their parents, state and local education officials have reached an agreement that means that New York City's third, fifth and seventh graders will have to take only one round of standardized tests this school year.A conflict between the state and the city had raised the likelihood that children in those grades would have to take four tests over the course of the year - two reading and two mathematics exams - with one set of results for the city and the other set for the state.
Under the terms of the agreement reached yesterday, students will take only the two state tests.
As one educator was quoted as saying, "Common sense prevails."
Posted by kswygert at September 13, 2005 04:36 PM