A-F Grading Archives - Kansas Policy Institute

Building-level spending disproves ‘spending drives achievement’ theory 0
- Education
- January 26, 2020
Of the five high schools in USD 500 Kansas City, the one that spends the least amount per-pupil has the highest scores on the state assessment test. Each school has high levels of economically challenged students, but one school earns a ‘B’ for its state assessment results and the other four get an ‘F.’ Spending
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A-F Grading Comes to Kansas 0
- Education, Education Research
- May 17, 2018
It’s been too hard, for too long for parents to understand exactly how their child’s school is performing. Every state has a “Report Card” system that provides information on student performance, demographics, attendance rates and other related data regarding public schools. Most state systems, including Kansas, use ‘fuzzy’ labels like ‘approaching standard’ or ‘Level 1’
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