Sentences with phrase «school grading system»

Lawmakers admit the new school grading system needs tweaking.

The state's school grading system incorporates measures unrelated to testing into school letter grades, such as a high school's graduation rate.

Sure, there have been calls to build additional indicators, beyond test scores, into school grading systems.

When North Carolina launched its new A-F school grading system in early February, the cacophony of cries that came with it centered on the stigma and inequity inherent in labeling schools with letter grades.

An Associated Press story on Monday showed Bennett, an outspoken proponent for school choice and for using student test scores to rate schools and teachers, had sent emails ordering changes to Indiana's A-F school grading system in 2012 when it appeared a favorite Indianapolis charter school would get a C.

You can read a summary of what he accomplished in Florida here; examples include instituting an A — F school grading system, ending social promotion, rewarding school success with both more funds and more flexibility, and creating a tax credit scholarship program.

NEW YORK (AP)-- City Comptroller John Liu has flunked the New York City Department of Education's high school grading system.

(Longtime education wonks may remember a similar situation in New York City from the early days of the Bloomberg / Klein era, when their brand - new school grading system labeled some of Gotham's most sought - after schools as failures.

States seeking waivers under the No Child Left Behind Act are hoping to replace what is widely considered an outdated, but consistent, school accountability regime with a hodgepodge of complex school grading systems that are as diverse as the states themselves.

It marks a setback for the widely adopted school grading system for which Bennett was a national cheerleader.

While public schools are facing some of the toughest accountability standards ever with the release of the A-F school grading system coming next week, voucher - receiving private schools aren't required to demonstrate any sort of academic growth or even a minimum standard to the public.

The NC school grading system was created by a law passed by the General Assembly and signed by the governor.

Under Berger's revised school grading system, 73 percent of North Carolina high schools would receive a «D» or «F.» The language in Berger's bill was ultimately slipped into the budget proposal that is now under consideration by conference committee members.

State education officials released the results of the second year of the troubling A-F school grading system Wednesday morning and just like the results last year, they are more of a statement about poverty than a meaningful measurement of how well students are doing at school.

And while Florida's current A-F school grading system tries to adjust for the fact that schools in high poverty areas face challenges that make it very hard for their students to perform well on standardized tests, it's not enough, says Alan Ehrenhalt for Governing Magazine.

North Carolina's A-F school grading system doesn't adjust for demographic differences, but it does have a growth component, albeit small — just 20 percent of a letter grade will draw on the degree to which students improve over time on standardized tests, which many pundits and educators say is not enough.

Bristol, VA schools superintendent Mark Lineburg and some of his colleagues made a lengthy case in 2013 for why the A-F school grading system unfairly punishes schools that must cope with high concentrations of poverty.

The stick is already there with [Indiana's A-F school grading system].

Jeb Bush's infamous school grading system called for 25 % of a high school's grade to be based on graduation rates.

Fariña got rid of the simplistic Bloomberg - era school grading system based largely on standardized test scores, and she put into practice a more nuanced way to assess schools.

Though it's received the most media attention in the controversy that led to ex-Indiana schools chief Tony Bennett's resignation, Christel House Academy was not the only school to benefit from state officials» changes to Indiana's fledgling school grading system in 2012.

And, the tests must produce results that allow comparisons with other schools and can be used for Arizona's A — F school grading system (the Arizona Department of Education gives charter and district schools a letter grade based on student test scores, test score improvement from year to year, and other indicators).

The state just changed how teachers are evaluated and created an A-F school grading system in 2010.

Gov. Gary Herbert said Wednesday he is negotiating with Senate President Wayne Niederhauser on legislation that would add more detail to the state's controversial new school grading system.

Comparison which is a self - esteem crusher that starts with the school grading system, — then is extended to our professional life.

Other sessions have included a science fair preparation night (where McReynolds familiarizes parents with the «scientific method» through a fun airplane - making family activity); a session that explains the school grading system; and a field trip to a dinosaur exhibit at a nearby museum.

As one example, Florida's school grading system has placed extra weight on the performance improvements of historically low - performing students in its school grade calculations since 2002.

This could free states moving from «pass / fail» to an A-F school grading system, based on student proficiency and academic growth.

What's less well known is that Bennett's Indiana - powered resignation wasn't the only embarrassment that plagued Florida's school grading system this summer.

Even with a standard high - school grading system, he said, «unless all children take precisely the same curriculum, and master it to a similar degree, and then recall it all, they will come into any college course with different aspects of knowledge and different gaps in that knowledge.»

The school grading systems identify schools with grades of «F» for comprehensive support.

In Arizona, students who attend public schools that receive a «D» or «F» under the state's school grading system are eligible to receive a voucher to attend a private school.

If both school grading systems exist at the same time, it could lead to confusion for parents and educators alike.

North Carolina public schools are also subject to a school grading system as part of «reform» legislation passed during the 2012 legislative session that is frequently criticized for not taking into consideration a school's growth over time.

This spring, Senate president Pro Tem Phil Berger took steps to toughen the school grading system in his education reform bill.

In addition, the state Board of Education this week approved a new school grading system that will nearly triple the number of failing schools.

And in the birthplace of the A-F school grading system — Florida — the accountability measure's creator, Jeb Bush, tweaked his own grading formula early on to set the state's schools on a course for receiving higher grades.

The Senate budget also does not include language that would change how schools receive A-F school grades, in spite of interest expressed on both sides of the aisle for the school grading system to be amended so that the grades better indicate how well schools are able to help their students improve academically over time.

«The school grading system has changed multiple times over the past few years, including 34 changes in 2011 - 2012 alone.

Charter schools, however, have fared disproportionally worse in Florida's school grading system.

The Senate wants to require local school districts to come up with improvement plans for schools that receive Ds or Fs under the state's new school grading system — but they offer no funds in order to help local schools implement the plans.

Florida's school grading system has become so complex and has frustrated so many, Governor Rick Scott signed last year a one year reprieve from the grades» consequences, which typically include the requirement that if a school receives an F for two years in a row, the school must implement a turnaround strategy or a plan to convert to a charter school.

The Senate Education Committee on Wednesday unanimously recommended SB235, which attempts to bring a greater measure of accountability despite the controversy surrounding Utah's school grading system.

In this meeting, the Utah State Board of Education preliminarily approved a school grading system; approved for public comment a set of early childhood education standards; and approved technology standards to address access to technology, professional learning for educators and technical support.