One Secret to Better Test Scores: Make State Reading Tests Easier - New York Times

One Secret to Better Test Scores: Make State Reading Tests Easier - New York Times: "Ms. Rosenstein said such language was devastating for her urban Hispanic children. 'They're talking about a 'train' and they mean wagon train,' she said. 'Our kids know the subway. I walked into a class and there was a girl crying. I took the test booklet and read it. I thought, 'Oh, my God, we're in trouble.' '"