By The Numbers More and more, states are requiring school districts to look at test scores according to race, poverty, and gender so schools will acknowledge and deal with differences in achievement. Educators may be sensitive to this requirement because schools often are caught in shifting or superficial political agendas. Yet individual schools can be inspiring examples of how looking at data and acting on it can contribute to reversing the academic effects of racism and poverty. with assessmentdatamulticulturlismnclbby 2 users
Growth Models: Ensuring Grade-Level Proficiency for All Students by 2014 LEAD & MANAGE MY SCHOOL In April 2005, Secretary Spellings announced a New Path for the No Child Left Behind Act—a set of common-sense principles and approaches to guide states as they measure their progress in meeting the law's important "bright line" goals. (Note: All students still need to meet grade level standards by 2014 but perhaps the NCLB law by then could be revised to reflect growth for students who are making significant progress but still not meeting grade level standards.) with assessmentgrowthmodelsnclb