Tag: Advocacy
Alabama’s ‘Failing’ Schools: Inside The State’s New and Secret Ranking System (2013) -#iBelieve- 2018
Challen Stephens | cstephens@al.com August 01, 2013 at 11:20 AM Alabama, by law, must now rank all public schools based on reading and math skills. It’s the only way to determine which schools are “failing.” There was no such ranking system before the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013. No existing test provides a school-wide score…
The Demographics of Alabama’s “Failing Schools!” (2013)- {#iBelieve}
Challen Stephens | cstephens@al.com June 18, 2013 at 2:05 PM The state of Alabama unveiled its list of so-called failing schools today, labeling in bold red letters 74 attendance zones throughout inner cities and rural counties.All are high-poverty schools. And nearly all are predominantly black. For those 74 schools, the list promises immediate consequences, as those…
Alabama Will Get A New List of “Failing” Schools This Fall (2013)
August 11, 2013 Challen Stephens | cstephens@al.com Alabama will be facing a new list of “failing” schools before the year is out, as the test scores from last spring are due to be released some time this fall. The new round of test data will cause the state to recalculate the scores that led…
75% Achieve Goals (2012) What about those that did not make it?
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…
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…
Every Child Can Learn – and Deserves the Opportunity to Do So #iBelieve
By Renée A. Middleton One of AACTE’s most important goals is to support members in preparing educators for highly diverse schools. Teachers must work with students from different racial, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as students with varying abilities – and varying command of the English language. The notion that educators will only teach one…
18 REASONS THE U.S. EDUCATION SYSTEM IS FAILING- #iBelieve-2018
BY MATTHEW LYNCH -APRIL 3, 2017 Once upon a time, enthusiasts designed a formal education system to meet the economic demands of the industrial revolution. Fast forward to today and, with the current global economic climate, it seems apparent that the now established education system is unable to meet the needs of our hyper-connected society – a…
U.S. Public Schools Are Not Failing. They’re Among The Best In The World- {#iBelieve}
Steven Singer, Contributor Husband, father, teacher, education advocate 02/03/2017 03:30 pm ET Updated Feb 13, 2017 Everyone knows U.S. public schools are failing. Just like everyone knows you should never wake sleepwalkers, bulls hate red and Napoleon was short. Wrong on all counts. Waking sleepwalkers will cause them no harm – in fact, they’re more likely to…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 