纽约市公立学校成绩虚高引争议：99.6%学生升级、数学熟练率仅57%
纽约州纽约市，纽约市公立学校的成绩膨胀问题10月31日见报，引发教育界关注。《纽约邮报》报道，教师与校长继续让接近100%的学生升学，尽管近半数学生在数学与阅读上未达到熟练水平。
数据显示，纽约市教育局在2024-25学年让3至8年级99.6%的学生升级，而同年级段数学熟练率仅为57%——该数字自2018年的43%大幅上升，本身也引发外界对标准是否放宽的质疑。
曼哈顿研究所研究员 Danyela Egorov 表示，对成绩不佳“没有后果”，学校工作人员就没有动力给出公正的成绩；布鲁克林学院荣誉教授 David Bloomfield 则表示，给学生虚高成绩的教师往往是想避免审查。市议会教育委员会成员在听证会上含泪讲述，自己的儿子整个学生生涯数学全拿 A，到了高中却连分数与代数都做不了。
纽约州教育厅发言人回应称，许多州正在远离高风险考试。纽约市公立学校自疫情后大幅减少对客观指标的依赖，教师给出的成绩成为学生申请进阶项目时的决定性因素。
NYC Grade Inflation Debate: 99.6% of Students Promoted While Math Proficiency Is 57%
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Grade inflation in New York City public schools drew fresh scrutiny on October 31, with the New York Post reporting that teachers and principals continue to promote nearly 100 percent of students even though close to half are not proficient in math and reading.
City education department data show that 99.6 percent of students in grades 3 through 8 were promoted in the 2024-25 school year, while math proficiency for the same grades was just 57 percent — a figure that has itself risen sharply from 43 percent in 2018, prompting questions about whether standards have loosened.
Manhattan Institute fellow Danyela Egorov said that when there are "no consequences" for poor performance, school staff have no incentive to assign honest grades. Brooklyn College professor emeritus David Bloomfield said teachers who inflate grades are often trying to avoid scrutiny. At a City Council hearing, a council member tearfully recounted that her son earned A's in math throughout school yet could not handle fractions and algebra in high school.
A state education department spokesman responded that many states are moving away from high-stakes testing. Since the pandemic, New York City schools have sharply reduced their reliance on objective measures, and teacher-assigned grades have become the deciding factor when students apply to advanced programs.
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