Tag: AYP

Quality Funding for Quality Schools

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August 31st, 2011

Yesterday I visited Elbert-Palmer Elementary School for the first time. It’s a classic-looking school that rises up from an entire city block in a residential area. Most beautiful to me were the faces of the students that greeted me and every other guest as we arrived. It was their first day of school, so they must have been asked to play the...

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2011 AYP Ratings Released: A Short Reprieve, But Urgency Still Needed

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August 29th, 2011

The 2010-2011 AYP ratings were released Friday, and my wife and I were a bit surprised to see that a remarkable number of schools earned a “Superior” or “Commendable” rating.  In fact, the number of schools ranked “Superior” went from 66 in 2010, to 137 in 2011.  That means that close to 67% of the state’s 205 schools received a...

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Duncan’s Decision on NCLB is the Right Call

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August 9th, 2011

Secretary Duncan made the right call when he announced plans to override the centerpiece requirement of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) school accountability law that requires 100 percent proficiency in math and reading by 2014. I was working in the Washington D.C. area in 2002 when President Bush signed NCLB into law.  I remember my colleagues...

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