MCAS results released today

MCAS results released today - Boston.com

"He added that "this year's results are a reminder that we need to do more in this area. As a Commonwealth , we can learn from schools like the Hooks that have found the right combination of focus, innovation and improvement in curriculum and instruction. As a result, their students are making great gains.

The DOE reported " the student population at the Hooks school is nearly 90 percent low income, 25 percent limited English proficient and 12 percent of the students are listed with disabilities. Nearly 78 percent of its students are Hispanic and just over 9 percent are African American."

At least there were no pictures of little brown kids holding up their new, improved, super-awesome MCAS scores

(I mean that in a semi-serious, irreverent way. Prepping kids to go to college, whatever way they can get in, is fine by me, for right now [yeah scoring high on the MEAP!]).

Thoughts?