If we want to see progress for American students — of all racial groups — we've got to get the college
readiness rate past the forty percent mark and beyond.
Not exact matches
And while the citywide college -
readiness rate has risen steadily over the
past three years, the Renewal schools saw a slight overall dip last year, when 10 showed declines from 2015 and one — Leadership Institute, which is slated for closure — sank to a dismal 2 percent.
Some schools thought of as high or low performers in the
past based on test scores could have
ratings that show the opposite because of other factors being used in the
ratings, including test score growth over time,
readiness for graduation and progress on closing achievement gaps between student groups.
We have been on a march for the
past 25 years that had led us to what was
rated as the best public school accountability system in the country, one that, when fully implemented would measure progress to postsecondary
readiness at every grade level culminating in a high school diploma signifying college and 21st century career
readiness.