PARCC test scores for New Mexico high school students released

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – More than half of New Mexico high school students failed to meet college and career readiness benchmarks for reading and writing based on the results of new standardized tests.
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And a vast majority of students fell short when it came to proficiency in math.
The results released Friday by the state Public Education Department were no surprise since Education Secretary Hanna Skandera had warned that scores would be lower since the bar w