I am not the only one who is raising concerns about the education quality behind the increases in high school graduation rates being reported across the nation. Bellwether Education Partners clearly share my concerns, as this article, “What Good Are Higher Graduation Rates If Students Aren’t Learning More?” clearly states. Check my multi-part blog series,…
Does it work? We hear an awful lot about the great value of pre-school to better prepare students for their K to 12 academic experience. But, I keep wondering, does it really work? For sure, many studies of the Head Start program have raised questions about that program’s lasting impact. Those studies indicate any initial…
New results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment for 2015 have finally been released. Even the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) admits the results overall look “flat.”
Our blacks certainly are not seeing it It seems like every time we turn around, someone from Kentucky’s education complex is telling us “We’ve made a lot of progress here in Kentucky” in education. Well, I am sorry, but that just isn’t what I see in the data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress…
Hot: Update #1 It appears the Collaborative has heard from us. They already posted a correction for their error about the PARCC test being used in Kentucky. So far, however, they are mum about the other concerns I raise in this blog. This is a very strange situation! (Begin my original blog) My recent blog,…
This school choice round table meets tomorrow, Tuesday October 25, 2016 at 3 pm at: Midwest Church of Christ 2115 Garland Avenue Louisville, KY Panelists Include: Lt. Governor Jenean Hampton Pastor Jerry Stephenson, Pastor Midwest Church of Christ Heather Huddleston, Executive Director of School Choice Scholarships Robert Blair, Former Headmaster at KCD and founder of…
As Kentucky and other states continue using the Common Core State Standards for K to 12 education, it has never been more important to have accurate trend information from valid and reliable assessments to evaluate whether these controversial standards are really working for our kids. But, almost all testing trend lines of use in Kentucky…
It seems like every time I log on to the Internet, someone is trying to claim that Kentucky has seen a disastrous decline in state education funding since the recession started in 2008. The latest example is in a Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ report about “After Nearly a Decade, School Investments Still Way…
President Obama stepped into the education spotlight today to claim that high school graduation rates across the country have reached a new high. Naturally, this got immediate coverage in just about every media outlet, the Washington Post being no exception. It sounds very encouraging until you read most of the way through the Post’s article.…
If it did nothing else, a recently released, rather disappointing report about For All Kids, How Kentucky is Closing the High School Graduation Gap for Low-Income Students did focus attention on how Kentucky’s low-income students are faring. So, for Part 3 of our blogs about the problems with Kentucky’s high school diplomas in 2016, let’s…