Test scores hold steady in South Dakota
South Dakota schools showed little change from last year in meeting No Child Left Behind standards, according to the state's Education Department. Although the results were statistically the same -- 94% of districts and 82% of individual schools met progress standards -- the results showed a 9-percentage-point drop in students deemed proficient in reading. Officials say a more difficult test caused the drop. Math scores declined by 1 percentage point. Daily Republic (Mitchell, S.D.), The/The Associated Press (07/28)