Federal evaluations create goals and frustration

 To many at Wilson Elementary School in California, last summer felt like a cosmic joke. The school made another leap on its standardized test scores, posting better results for the sixth straight year. Low-income students, taken as a subgroup, topped themselves again. Some of the wealthier schools across town posted lower gains. But in August, the federal government put Wilson on the sanctions list because its test scores were below par. The reason? One Wilson student too many failed the state English exam. Read more about how a school district in California is dealing with the No Child Left Behind act in this article from the Daily Pilot of Newport Beach and Costa Mesa.