As the new school year approaches, talk has again turned to the federal No Child Left Behind Act, which requires states to set benchmarks to measure student achievement.
According to a list released Friday by the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, eight Skagit County schools and three districts are dubbed as “in improvement,” which means their student test scores didn’t measure up under federal law. The schools on the list may face consequences under the law.
The “in improvement” designation usually means a school did not meet state targets for the percentage of students passing the math or reading sections of the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, the testing this state uses to meet the federal law.
To find out which Skagit schools are having trouble, check out Jennifer Carter’s story, “Eight Skagit schools, three districts fall short of goals,” under goskagit.com’s news link.
According to a commentary piece running Tuesday on the Skagit Valley Herald’s Opinion page, more and more parents of gifted children are getting fed up with the constant drilling of rudimentary coursework that bores their children and are pulling their kids out of public schools in favor of private schools.
So parents, has the WASL testing and focus had a positive impact on your child’s learning? How has the school environment changed? Are you pleased with this direction in public education? Have you moved your child into private school?
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