Wouldn’t these stats be more useful if the same percentage of all kids were tested? Never been a mathematician, but just looking at the chart it seems the lower the pool the higher the outcome. In any event, Nevada’s results are not good. Why do we require that kids not going to college take these exams? If I know I’m not going to college do I have any incentive to take the test seriously?
I’m looking at the first column, “percent of graduates tested.” For some states, as few as 18% were tested. Not sure what the statistical significance of these tables is, for the purpose of ranking.
I agree that the overall performance of Nevada graduates is pathetic. Which means they are perfect candidates for Poison Ivy League colleges.
4TH ST8 
And this is a surprise?
ESAs NOW!
Is it a surprise that red states are less prepared than blue states?
Must be those liberal professors fault.
Oh wait…
The legislatures of Texas, Louisiana and Florida are all majority GOP.
Yes they are.
Wouldn’t these stats be more useful if the same percentage of all kids were tested? Never been a mathematician, but just looking at the chart it seems the lower the pool the higher the outcome. In any event, Nevada’s results are not good. Why do we require that kids not going to college take these exams? If I know I’m not going to college do I have any incentive to take the test seriously?
There are other states that test 100 percent just to see how well they doing in educating all children and Nevada is last among those, too.
I’m looking at the first column, “percent of graduates tested.” For some states, as few as 18% were tested. Not sure what the statistical significance of these tables is, for the purpose of ranking.
I agree that the overall performance of Nevada graduates is pathetic. Which means they are perfect candidates for Poison Ivy League colleges.
So the US pays it’s teachers 60% of what the teachers in the countries that are kicking our butts everytime we are tested and compared.
Goes back to the conservative ideal I guess “drown ’em in the bathtub. That’ll show us…er ah, them!
https://qz.com/1074113/oecd-2017-report-america-is-slowly-sucking-the-life-out-of-education-starting-with-its-teachers/