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An independent review of Georgia's math
tests shows that the exams were valid even though thousands of
students failed them.
The audit released by the Georgia Department
of Education on Tuesday says questions on the math
Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests strongly matched state
curriculum. The results bolster claims by the Georgia Department
of Education that math scores plummeted last spring because of
harder tests and more rigorous classwork.
Nearly 40 percent of eighth-graders - about
50,000 - failed the math CRCT this year.
State officials say the audit was a routine
review and was scheduled before the low test scores were released
in May. The audit was performed by edCount LLC.
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