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Thursday, September 28, 2006
School Report Cards for ‘06
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The school report cards for 05-06 are available here.
Here you can find out about any school or system: CRCT scores (the percent of all kids who passed, met and exceeded expectations); A “performance index” calculated by the state using a formula that is fully explained; “performance highlights,” which show areas where more than 80 percent of kids passed; how many kids were retained; high school completion rates; how many graduates pursue the various types public colleges in Georgia; High School Graduation Test results; SAT average; ACT average; demographics; and experience, education and salary average for teachers.
What you won’t find: Results on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills in grades 3, 5 and 8. The state does not publish this information because they want to focus on their preferred CRCT. I have requested and received the Iowa results, but due to statistical problems I haven’t been able to publish them yet. This really, really frustrates me and has for years. The scores are not surprisingly low. Some educators think parents misunderstand the Iowas.
Overall, how would you grade the state report cards?
