Saturday, July 28, 2012

Wendy Lecker: State uses double standard when judging schools - StamfordAdvocate

Wendy Lecker: State uses double standard when judging schools - StamfordAdvocate: "Vertical-scale scores track changes in test scores at all performance levels. Considering barriers to achievement, such as poverty, language barriers and special education needs, the vertical-score system is a fairer view of student progress.

Nonetheless, AYP, not vertical-scale scores, forms the basis of major decisions regarding the fate of public schools and districts."

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