Results of Federal Reading, Math Tests Are Revealed Third-, Fifth- Graders Took Exam in Spring

Augusta Chronicle, The › September 21, 2005

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The results of the Criterion-Referenced Competentcy Test were revealed by school officials at a Tuesday board meeting.

Designed to end social promotion, the test is a No Child Left Behind-mandated exam. In 2004, third-graders had to pass the reading portion of the test to advance to fourth grade. This year, the state included fifth-graders, who must pass both reading and math portions of the standardized test to get into middle school.

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Results of Federal Reading, Math Tests Are Revealed Third-, Fifth- Graders Took Exam in Spring

Ninety-seven percent of the county's third-graders passed the reading portion of the ...

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