From Kevin Glynn in the Lace to the Top Facebook group: “Printed side by side you would never know they are for the same grade level.”
NYS 3rd Grade Sample ELA in 2005
http://www.nysedregents.org/Grade3/EnglishLanguageArts/samplebook1.pdf
NYS 3rd Grade Sample ELA in 2013
http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/ela-grade-3-sample-questions.pdf
The 2005 3rd graders taking that “old” ELA exam haven’t even graduated yet. There is no proof that their years of schooling were very “bad” and they aren’t “college and career ready.”
The "999"ers: Something is not right. 