A coalition of more than 110 corporate leaders last week unveiled a set of state-by-state reports on STEM learning that it says are aimed at 鈥渃orrecting the record鈥� in places where state data may give an inaccurate picture of student achievement, as well as 鈥渃elebrating鈥� the good news and pointing to the challenges ahead.
鈥淭oo many states are lulling parents and their children into a false sense of security at a time when all students need a much stronger foundation in math and science to thrive in a global economy,鈥� the nonprofit Change the Equation declares in an overview of the state-by-state reports, which it has dubbed
Those individual reports provide a variety of data related to education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including a comparison of math-proficiency rates as reported on 2009 state tests in comparison with data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. In many cases, states are reporting far higher proficiency rates on their own tests than what comes from the NAEP data.
