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…