No State in America Has It Right on Holding Schools Accountable — Yet

Samantha Batel proposes improvements to how states measure school success.

We’ve entered a new era in American public education, and states will have to remodel their systems to fit changing demands.

Like students anticipating their end-of-year report cards, in many states schools also receive an annual rating, such as an A-F grade or a school classification of “excellent” or “in need of improvement.” These ratings combine measures of academic performance and student outcomes to distinguish between high and low performing schools and to identify those in need of extra help.

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