This from the Boston Globe:
Half of schools in Mass. fall short
Federal standards getting tougher
Half of all Massachusetts public schools this year failed to meet achievement standards established by the state under the No Child Left Behind Act.
That includes 100 of 143 public schools in Boston, according to a report released yesterday by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
The number of underachieving schools rose sharply from last year, when 37 percent failed to meet performance standards under the federal law.
Commissioner of Education Mitchell Chester said the schools aren't getting worse - federal guidelines are getting tougher...
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