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Michigan AYP makes changes, progress counts
By FRANK KONKEL
Sentinel-Standard writer
Published: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 1:09 AM CDT
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IONIA - In the past, test scores were the primary factor determining whether Michigan students met federally-defined Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).
Not anymore.

State Test Scores Show Increases
in Math for Third Straight Year
April 8, 2008
LANSING – For the third straight year, math scores have risen on the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) tests for the state’s elementary and middle school students, the Michigan Department of Education reported today.
Mathematics scores improved at every grade tested (3rd through 8th) except fifth grade, which saw only a slight decline. Writing scores improved at the third, fifth, seventh, and eighth grade levels. Eighth grade science and reading scores also improved.