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Article: SAT scores in math fall in Md.: Drop among steepest in nation; reading, writing in line with U.S.
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- The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
- Article date:
- August 29, 2007
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Byline: Gadi Dechter
Aug. 29--The average math SAT score of Maryland high school seniors dropped significantly last academic year for the second year in a row -- and is now 13 points below students nationally, the College Board said yesterday.
State education officials said scores fell in part because more students are taking the SAT, particularly minorities, and because the math portion is harder than before. But other educators said the decline in math scores in one of the nation's most affluent and well-educated states is troubling.
"I think the sharp decline is a cause for great concern, if not alarm," said William E. Kirwan, chancellor of ...