PRESS RELEASE: New Data Analysis Exposes “Honesty Gap” in Student Proficiency
Parents Deserve More Accurate Information (Washington D.C.) – Today, the nationally recognized education reform...
The 74: William Bennett: GOP Wrong to Run from Common Core — Because the Standards Are Working
From The 74: “Consider the following success story. For many years, American education has...
In a statement of support, CAP’s Carmel Martin said: “Today’s report confirms again that...
DAILY CALLER: Are States Using Test Scores to Lie to Parents?
“New research from an education advocacy group argues there is a pervasive “honesty gap” across...
PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY: ‘Honesty Gap’ Cited in State, Federal Tests
“Sixty percent of New Jersey public school fourth-graders scored proficient or above on the...
TIMES-PICAYUNE: Louisiana Students Do Better on State Tests than on National Ones
“Although state tests deem three quarters of Louisiana’s fourth graders proficient in mathematics, a...
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL: Study Finds ‘Honesty Gap’ Between State, National Student Testing
“Confirming what the state’s top education official has been saying for months, a new...
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: New York’s Tests are Correct to the Core
Celebrating New York’s spot as a Top Truth Teller, the New York Daily News...
COLUMBUS DISPATCH: Ohio Students Are Less Prepared for College, Career
“A new report shows Ohio students are far less prepared for college and career...
WSFA 12 NEWS: Alabama Schools Are Closing the ‘Honesty Gap’
“It’s a positive report for Alabama’s education system. Education reform organization, Achieve, released an analysis...
INSIDE SOURCES: Are States Fooling Parents with Low Proficiency Standards?
“More than half of all states have a 30-point or more differential between their own...
MCCLATCHY NEWS SERVICE: State & National Tests at Odds Over Student Proficiency
“A report on student testing released Thursday finds big gaps in most states between...
WDEL 101.7 FM: Delaware Overestimating Student Proficiency
“A new nationwide analysis by a nonpartisan, nonprofit education organization finds the proficiency rate...
DELAWARE 105.9 FM: Student Proficiency Rate Examined in New Report
This Delaware radio station had a segment about the Honesty Gap. Click here to...
CHALKBEAT, TN: Tennessee Improves Honesty in Reporting Student Test Scores
“Tennessee now is a leader in attempting to honestly assess its students’ academic proficiency,...
EDUCATION NEXT: Let’s Not Replace the Honesty Gap with a Reality Gap
“Many states have been defining “proficient” at levels dramatically below the bar set by...
EDUCATION POST: Where’s the Honesty in Testing?
“I don’t want bogus reassurance. I want the truth,” says mother Tracy Dell’Angela when...
ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION: Georgia Dishonest about Student Achievement
“State education officials misled the public about the academic achievement of Georgia public school...
THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC: State Test Gives False Picture of College Readiness
“Just because students passed the AIMS test last year does not necessarily mean they...
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: When it comes to Education, Honesty is the Best Policy
“Unfortunately, there are people who we know will ‘bend the truth’ to benefit their...
AKRON BEACON JOURNAL: Ohio Says Bar Set Too Low for Its Students
“That [honesty] gap is wide in Ohio, where some 80 percent of students pass...
ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION: Georgia Telling Parents Tall Tales About Proficiency
“Georgia sets the lowest bar in the country for student proficiency in math and...
EDUCATION WEEK: Common-Core Backers Hit States’ High Proficiency Rates
States are “not leveling with students or parents” because they’re representing that “students are...