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Category Archives: Student Achievement
School Performance Framework shorthand
I looked at the DPS School Performance Framework (SPF) data in a number of different ways. There is some intriguing data, but I found a shorthand that I think serves as a pretty good summary. Let’s look at the DPS schools with … Continue reading
Reunion prompts diversity questions
My wife had her 20th high school reunion recently. She attended a large public high school noted then, as now, for the diversity of its student body. But attendees of the reunion itself were not nearly as diverse as the … Continue reading
Why measuring growth matters
Last week’s CSAP results were coupled with the Colorado Growth Model in a way that began to peel the onion back on school and district performance. However, one major piece was, to my mind, still missing. The growth model does not differentiate … Continue reading
Results from D.C.
DC is so far ahead of pretty much every other city in their school reform efforts, their results bear watching. Here is an early indication of how they are doing: D.C. public school students continue to improve their reading and math … Continue reading
Race, money, and student achievement
NYC Chancellor Joel Klien’s new editorial will make lots of people uncomfortable: Too many people today excuse teachers, principals and school superintendents who fail to substantially raise the performance of low-income minority students by claiming that schools cannot really be held accountable … Continue reading
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Stimulus money and teacher evaluations
Teacher evaluations have been a topic on these pages recently. Here’s what an editorial in the New York Times has to say: Mr. Duncan made a wise move by requiring states to finally publish data on their teacher evaluation systems — and … Continue reading
Can DPS Excel?
Written three years ago, the Denver Plan begins: “We believe that over the next decade Denver can lead the nation’s cities in student achievement . . . .” But even with this year’s substantial gains in reading, the trajectory of CSAP results … Continue reading
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