TNReady scores mirror ACT scores for first time

The glitchy rollout of TNReady to replace Tennessee's TCAP test is sparking debate and anxiety.
The glitchy rollout of TNReady to replace Tennessee's TCAP test is sparking debate and anxiety.

New Tennessee TNReady scores released Friday show a third of all high school students are on track or have mastered their grade level in English and reading and 20 percent are on track in math.

The new release of the standardized testing scores mirror a national college readiness assessment, an expected outcome of the state moving to tougher grading standards this year as it sets a new benchmark on student achievement.

The numbers are almost parallel to ACT college readiness scores released in August, which showed 34 percent of Tennessee public school students met ACT's college readiness benchmark in reading and 27 percent of Tennessee students met that mark in math.

Tennessee Education Commissioner Candice McQueen has for weeks warned that the state's TNReady scores will read lower than any other year because the state wanted to mirror national grading standards. She also warned the numbers can't be compared to the test data from previous years.

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