Grades are up in Scotland in this years national exams, but not everyone is celebrating. Education authorities face accusations of dumbing down the tests and encouraging schools to steer marginal students away from the more challenging courses. Theres also controversy over what the recent scores reveal about procedural changes that were piloted over the past year. Learn more in this article from BBC News (UK).
Posted by David Roberts on 16 August 2005 in Issues in the News