Tuesday, June 24, 2008

More Wisconsin Schools Failing

I guess we need to increase spending.

The federal government’s escalating academic standards snagged a growing number of schools this year, with 156 Wisconsin schools and four school districts unable to meet the progress goals established by the state for the 2007-‘08 school year, the state Department of Public Instruction announced today.

In addition, 56 schools were “identified for improvement” - a designation that triggers sanctions among schools that receive federal aid for low-income students - for missing the state-set standards for two or more years in a row.

MPS had the highest representation of schools singled out for missing at least one of four academic markers that range from student performance on math and reading tests, participation rates on the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examinations and attendance or graduation rates in the 2007-‘08 school year.

For the second consecutive year, MPS also was listed as a “district identified for improvement,” a designation that led to the state requiring MPS to agree in 2007 to a plan for improvement that includes more training of principals of low-performing schools and more focus on how instruction is provided in those schools.

(5) Comments
Posted by Owen at 1724 hrs
Politics + Politics - Wisconsin

  1. greatest news is that i don’t see a choice school on the list!!!

    oh wait…...we don’t even test them??

    please explain??

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on June 24, 2008 at 1740 hrs


  2. And your alternative solution is…

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on June 24, 2008 at 2116 hrs


  3. SOme of that is just stupid.  When Arrowhead gets ‘dinged,’ (as it did,) the scoring method has to be checked.

    Sure enough, the Feds expect LD kids to be in the same performance-category as NON-LD kids.

    Huh??

    Posted by dad29 on June 25, 2008 at 0824 hrs


  4. Why do these people get more pay, better benefits, better vacations and better pensions than we do, their employers?  And they are failures on top of it.  70% of the kids can’t even read.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on June 25, 2008 at 0828 hrs


  5. Don’t you know it’s not the kids.  And not the teachers.  The problem is that we are testing them and trying to find out how they are doing.  If we didn’t test them there wouldn’t be a problem.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on June 25, 2008 at 0953 hrs


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