Outgoing Kansas Board of Education member questions state test standards For more information To see cut scores and other information about Kansas assessment tests, visit the Kansas Department of Education website, www.ksde.org , and click the "Assessments/Testing" link in the left column. Kansas education officials say more than four in five students meet or exceed the state's standards in reading, math, science and history. But one Kansas Board of Education member says that's not true, and he's calling for a public discussion about what he calls misleading claims of student achievement. "We've got the bar so low that kids can step over it," said Walt Chappell, a state board member from Wichita. "It's embarrassing as heck, and it's not right. We need to stop playing games." State officials say Chappell has misinterpreted how state assessments are designed and scored, and that achievement levels are rising. At issue are so-called cut scores -- scores on state assessments and other tests that separate test-takers into categories such as "approaches standard," "meets standard" and "exceeds standard," or the score required to pass. The cut score on the Kansas state driving exam, for example, is 80?percent: You must correctly answer 20 of 25 questions to pass the test and get your license. Chappell said cut scores on Kansas assessment tests , which are used to evaluate schools and districts under the federal No Child Left Behind law, are well below what most people might guess -- and lower than they should be. For example,