MR / Schenectady, NY.Yates Arts-in-Education Magnet Schl (urban elementary schl) Grade 2 girl (7, Afro-Guyanese) writes answers in standardized test booklet to prepare for the test for New York State in English Language Arts (ELA) after taking notes on teacher-read passage. This is a fourth grade test but as pressure grows to improve American schools, administrators increasingly direct teachers to begin prepping students several years ahead of schedule to improve test results. This is one of the tests by which NYS schools are evaluated; failing schools can be closed. .MR: AC-g2f Wal7..©Ellen B. Senisi