Botch most answers on math test? Pass anyway?

Worrisome, but not surprising, article in the New York Times. URL is below

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/education/14scores.html?_r=5&partner=MOREOVERNEWS&ei=5040

If we are going to rely on tests to measure student achievement--as apparently we are (and I agree with doing so), we must be sure:

-- that the tests are valid, and
--that they measure what they are intended to measure, and
--that what is intended is important for students to know, and
--that scores are honest, and
--that the public is aware of what is measured, and
--that a passing score actually means that a student has learned the material; and
--that the tests are valid.....

We are back at square one.
This story raises issues all across the spectrum. Sad. We need a fix!