Schools Results-A mixed Result
The News & Observer reported that North Carolina schools have shown improvement with state testing performance. The article announces that there are more public schools meeting the state testing standards, "but it's uncertain whether the improvement is due to better teaching or to a change in how schools are evaluated."
Released results show that 82 percent of schools met the state's goal during the past academic year on the state's ABCs of Public Education program. An increase from 71.9 percent the previous year.
Due to this gain, many teachers in these schools will qualify for bonuses, even though the Board of Education decided to cut the size of bonuses to be paid by as much as 30 percent.
Other positive news released today include a higher graduation rate to 70 percent, up from 69.5 percent.
The negative in this report may be more telling as to the true nature of education in North Carolina. Apparently, only 39 percent of schools in North Carolina met the standard under the federal No Child Left Behind program, down from 45 percent the prior year and could drop even further this fall when the results from the reading tests are factored.
By the way, both the state and federal programs utilize the same tests, but the results are evaluated differently. For more information about the ways these test scores are evaluated, please refer to the article linked.
Most districts in the Triangle saw gains in the percentage of schools meeting state expectations.
In Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro, every school met the state's goal of improvement.
Johnston County saw 90 percent of schools meeting expectations, up from 79 percent.
Durham County was up to 70 percent, up from 50 percent the previous year.
In Wake County, there was a slight drop in the percentage of schools meeting state requirements, dropping a percentage point from 85 percent to 84 percent. These figures could change as Knightdale Elementary School's results are being reviewed amid questions of irregularities of testing there.
Released results show that 82 percent of schools met the state's goal during the past academic year on the state's ABCs of Public Education program. An increase from 71.9 percent the previous year.
Due to this gain, many teachers in these schools will qualify for bonuses, even though the Board of Education decided to cut the size of bonuses to be paid by as much as 30 percent.
Other positive news released today include a higher graduation rate to 70 percent, up from 69.5 percent.
The negative in this report may be more telling as to the true nature of education in North Carolina. Apparently, only 39 percent of schools in North Carolina met the standard under the federal No Child Left Behind program, down from 45 percent the prior year and could drop even further this fall when the results from the reading tests are factored.
By the way, both the state and federal programs utilize the same tests, but the results are evaluated differently. For more information about the ways these test scores are evaluated, please refer to the article linked.
Most districts in the Triangle saw gains in the percentage of schools meeting state expectations.
In Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro, every school met the state's goal of improvement.
Johnston County saw 90 percent of schools meeting expectations, up from 79 percent.
Durham County was up to 70 percent, up from 50 percent the previous year.
In Wake County, there was a slight drop in the percentage of schools meeting state requirements, dropping a percentage point from 85 percent to 84 percent. These figures could change as Knightdale Elementary School's results are being reviewed amid questions of irregularities of testing there.
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