Why doesn’t South Carolina lower its proficiency rate so that more of its schools can meet AYP?
Some states have lowered their proficiency standards, but South Carolina chose not to do so. Based on recommendations from South Carolina teachers, our standards were set with the firm belief that they represent the proper skill levels, and several independent reviews have confirmed that. No Child Left Behind does make our proficiency standard a much more important and influential benchmark than it was under the EAA, but State Superintendent of Education Inez Tenenbaum believes that lowering that standard would send the signal that we do not believe our students, teachers and educators are capable of learning at the highest levels. Mrs. Tenenbaum does maintain, however, that the U.S. Congress should move to level the playing field by adopting a common proficiency standard for all states.
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