By Kim Chandler August 10, 2012 at 7:59 AM More Alabama schools in 2012 met the yearly progress goals of the federal No Child Left Behind legislation, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Education. Seventy-five percent of Alabama’s 1,365 schools met academic standards known as Adequate Yearly Progress in 2011-2012. That’s an increase…
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83% of Alabama Schools Make AYP Sept. 2008- {#iBelieve}
State Experiences 18 percent Decrease in High-Poverty schools needing improvement. THE ACHIEVEMENT REQUIREMENTS continue to rise and Alabama’s public schools respond to the challenge. In its fifth year of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) implementation, most Alabama schools continue to increase student performance and move toward reaching the ultimate goal of 100 percent student proficiency as…
Understanding the Impact of (AYP) on Schools under “No Child Left Behind”
Transcribed Interview (2010) Dr. Joseph B. Morton, State Superintendent of Education (Alabama) What specifically does AYP measure? AYP measures a student’s ability to perform at grade level in math and reading and it is established by Federal law to measure students in Grades 3-8 and one measure at the high school level. AYP stands for…
24 Alabama Schools added to the Failing list in 2017 – {#iBelieve}
By: Anna Beahm January 25, 2018 The new list of “failing” Alabama public schools was released on Wednesday. 75 of Alabama’s 1325 schools landed on the list due to a poor showing on the state’s standardized test in the spring of 2017. The list shows schools whose spring 2017 test results in math and reading on the ACT…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 