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So I found it interesting that someone from back home (Chicago) said the Texas (where I am now) has a poor education system.so I went online (knowing that some of the high schools out here with far lower property taxes have equal rankings on real estate websites) and found that Texas is actually tied for 3rd with a handful of states behind Wisconsin and Iowa for highest high school graduation rate (86%) were Illinois has a graduation rate of 84%. So brings me to the question...what states have the best schooling systems? And what makes it better than another states?
It's going to be hard to make too stringent of a comparison since state requirements for graduation at a high school level vary.
This is so true. It's one reason I support the Common Core. We'll have a common measuring stick of standards to see which states are doing better or worse than others in terms of educating our kids. Grduation requirements can vary all over the place, but a common idea of what kids need to know --and actually do know-- by the end of 12th grade has long been missing. CC will take a few years to implement and there will be kicking and screaming all along the way. There already is. But it is the way to go.
I do like, however, how this site tried to break down education not by one factor, but by several, including, family demographics and school financing, along with just test results. That makes for a more complicated picture, but a truer one.
This is so true. It's one reason I support the Common Core. We'll have a common measuring stick of standards to see which states are doing better or worse than others in terms of educating our kids. Grduation requirements can vary all over the place, but a common idea of what kids need to know --and actually do know-- by the end of 12th grade has long been missing. CC will take a few years to implement and there will be kicking and screaming all along the way. There already is. But it is the way to go.
I do like, however, how this site tried to break down education not by one factor, but by several, including, family demographics and school financing, along with just test results. That makes for a more complicated picture, but a truer one.
Good point, as some just use test scores without consideration for other factors. In NY, they have NYSED Report Cards, which allow for you to see certain information, including achievement by race/ethnicity. So, you can find out specific information that may be relevant to a family in making a decision. District and School Report Card : IRS : P-12 : NYSED
So I found it interesting that someone from back home (Chicago) said the Texas (where I am now) has a poor education system.so I went online (knowing that some of the high schools out here with far lower property taxes have equal rankings on real estate websites) and found that Texas is actually tied for 3rd with a handful of states behind Wisconsin and Iowa for highest high school graduation rate (86%) were Illinois has a graduation rate of 84%. So brings me to the question...what states have the best schooling systems? And what makes it better than another states?
So I found it interesting that someone from back home (Chicago) said the Texas (where I am now) has a poor education system.so I went online (knowing that some of the high schools out here with far lower property taxes have equal rankings on real estate websites) and found that Texas is actually tied for 3rd with a handful of states behind Wisconsin and Iowa for highest high school graduation rate (86%) were Illinois has a graduation rate of 84%. So brings me to the question...what states have the best schooling systems? And what makes it better than another states?
Graduation rate means little if the students took easy classes.
Graduation rate means little if the students took easy classes.
Yes the rates do matter, under both NCLB and RTT.
You guys that always talk about "easy classes" do realize that 1/2 of the population is below average in IQ?
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