by jseat | Mar 29, 2011 | achievement, Bruce Randolph School, charter schools, Graduation Rates, Improving Schools, President Obama, Reform, School, school assessment, standardized testing
Yesterday, President Obama said that there should be a new way to measure school effectiveness for student achievement. He would do away with standardized testing and make use of other means such as high school graduation, attendance rate and college preparedness as a...
by jseat | Feb 15, 2011 | achievement, college, Denver Colorado, Graduation Rates, Reform, remediation, School, self-esteem
I am not sure how they can explain this one away! The Denver Post reported last week that while High School dropout rates have dropped and more students are graduating, colleges are reporting that they are now having to provide more remedial classes.This doesn’t...
by jseat | Feb 2, 2011 | Bruce Randolph School, Denver Colorado, Denver Public Schools, Graduation Rates, Improving Schools, President Obama, Reform, State of the Union 2011
Guest Blog by Megan MicletteLast week, Colorado got a special nod from President Obama during his State of the Union address. “Take a school like Bruce Randolph, in Denver,” he said, “three years ago, it was rated one of the worst schools in Colorado… but last May,...
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