According the Albany Times Union (Waldman) "The state now considers less than a third of New York's students in third through eighth grade proficient in math and English, according to standardized test results released Wednesday." Waldman went on to write that whole grade levels in some schools did not meet proficiency.

Fortunately, after years of top-down abuse by the state education department, parents, teachers and students are angry. Jamie Cruikshank, the Superintendent of Norwood-Norfolk Central School District in upstate, NY wrote, 

"As the date for the release of the scores approached, we received many "talking points" to inform our boards, communities, and teachers about the outcomes with explanations of new baselines and how these exams should not be viewed as a reflection on the efforts of students and teachers this year. Their message, while well-intentioned considering their perspective, seems self-serving and insulting."

In his News and Notes sent out on August 19th, Commissioner John King wrote,

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