Those students would not graduate from high school if the scores were to become a requirement for a diploma, as the state plans on doing in 2003, for both the math and English tests. And one can envision the future of The Wailing City filled with adults applying for GEDs. In this case, GED standing for Good-Enough Degree.
Some administrators believe it is, perhaps, due to a bi-lingual problem.
Thus, the fault, dear readers, lies not in the stars, or the students, or the new scapegoats of the impending 21st century, but in the MCAS test itself. The MCAS test needs to be revamped and it needs to revamped today. Her family established a foundation in her name for the purpose of raising money for scholarships, founding a Tejano museum and honoring the music she loved so well. A. the Carpenters B. the Commodores C. the Beatles D. the Pips. E. the Miracles.