Student & School Performance
There might be more attention on this year’s state tests, following the spotlight on last year’s dip in national test scores.
The vote by the city’s 23-member board — largely comprised by mayoral appointees — is not the final step for the agency’s budget.
The measure would widen reading test criteria for retention but keep the state in control of those decisions.
The state previously used the paper-version of the PSAT and SAT to test student math and English skills.
Critics say it duplicates ratings that are already required under federal law.
The seismic shift that made devices more accessible to students than ever before has now pushed some teachers to fold technology more often into their lesson plans.
Board’s academic committee considers ways to ease impact of reading law, including offering retests and eliminating time limits.
A new report has found that Illinois’ K-12 evidence-based funding formula is working to increase funding for districts that serve students from low-income families, students of color, and students around the state since being implemented in 2017.
Some Democratic backers of the repeal say the provision in the 2016 literacy law has been a threat hanging over the heads of struggling students.
The move could boost enrollment at CUNY’s undergraduate schools and programs as college enrollment remains below pre-pandemic levels.
The needs are high as data shows worsening mental health among young people, including more students reporting thoughts of suicide.
The case will examine local control, and districts’ authority to appeal State Board of Education orders.
In New Jersey, a school can be identified as needing comprehensive, targeted, or additional targeted support and improvement. Additional federal funds are provided to these schools to help raise student achievement.
With the majority of the school year now over, school districts haven’t been able to apply for the grant money due to a lengthy bureaucratic process.
Detroit sees a substantial gain, with 71% of students graduating.
More than three-quarters of third-graders could be held back, they warn.
Although schools keep a record of devices, city watchdogs have criticized the education department for having no centralized system.
Colorado Board of Education decisions on how to intervene in school districts with low test scores are final. A bill would change that by allowing districts to appeal to the courts.
The new dashboard underscores questions about the role of the state’s A-F grading system for schools.
Banks revealed the plan Wednesday while outlining the financial costs of lowering newly required class sizes over the next five years.
Homeowners may have been better off paying the higher property taxes the district first asked for, the study suggests.
Summer camps and tutoring are popular, but holding students back because of a test score is not
Students from nearly every demographic group saw higher rates, though some gaps among groups widened.
But some experts worry that teachers will unfairly bump up familiar students’ scores.
Tutoring and preschool, not holding kids back, will help address Michigan’s literacy struggles, state superintendent tells lawmakers.
M.S. 51 principal Neal Singh will leave to work for District 15’s superintendent. Pui-Lam (Jack) Chan, from New Utrecht High School, will take over on Feb. 1 as interim principal.
After a vote of no confidence in M.S. 51 principal Neal Singh, more than 40 teachers signed a grievance alleging a pattern of harassment of union members, the largest such grievance in union history, officials said.
Chicago and other districts are adopting a University of Chicago questionnaire that asks students about learning conditions in their classrooms.
During Wednesday’s State of the State address, Whitmer is expected to ask for supplemental funding for individualized instruction.
A new partnership between Newark and the Devils Youth Foundation aims to raise attendance in four high schools.
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