2006 Maryland School Assessment

June 21, 2006

Scores up, but doubts linger

Pupils across the state showed steady but marginal improvement on their annual math and reading tests, earning little praise yesterday from state education leaders, who were displeased with lagging middle school scores.

June 21, 2006

Schools press for further gains on MSA test

Howard County school officials do not want to rest on the laurels of having every elementary school in the county being at least 70 percent proficient in reading and math, or the fact that every racial and ethnic group in third- through eighth-grade met a stricter county standard in reading.