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With last week’s WASL scores release came an update on the Class of 2010, most of whom took and passed the 10th Grade Reading and Writing WASLs in 2007-08. Those students who did not pass one or both tests retook the exams this year. And what a difference a year makes for some. What’s most encouraging [...]
The National Center for Education Statistics issued a special analysis report today comparing the United States’ performance on three international assessments. The analysis, U.S. Performance Across International Assessments of Student Achievement: Special Supplement to The Condition of Education 2009, compares U.S. scores on the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), the Program for International [...]
In case you forgot (or we didn’t remind you enough, ha ha ha), ESHB 2261 (section 112) created a Funding Formula Technical Working Group. This work group is charged with the following: Develop the details of the funding formulas for instructional programs Recommend to the Legislature an implementation schedule for phasing-in any increased program or instructional [...]
Washington’s kids deserve the very best education in the nation. That’s why we’re calling on elected officials to ensure our state doesn’t sit on the sidelines and miss out on its share of Race to the Top funds. Read LEV Foundation’s report, Using Stimulus to Drive Change: Opportunities for Washington State, to learn about how [...]
As we noted, the latest WASL results were released last Friday. Included in the release were the latest tallies for the Class of 2009 (previous update here), as well as status updates for the classes of 2010 and 2011 (more on those later). The good news is, over 93 percent of the Class of 2009 met [...]
Fuzzy math… Which math book to use? A passionate debate rages Looming strike? Kent schools, teachers union reach impasse in negotiations WASL plateau: WASL scores steady, but more schools in trouble with No Child Left Behind KPLU: “Rabid Dog” Approach to Getting Federal Dollars for Education Tacoma News Tribune Editorial: Down to the nitty gritty [...]
The 2008-09 WASL results were made available today. We’ll have some continued analyses of the results next week, but below are a few charts to whet your whistle. Over the past six years we’ve seen some significant improvements in student proficiency on the Reading and Writing WASLs. What we have seen less of is closing [...]
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