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A new yardstick to measure schools?
- 10-05-2011
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By Michael Gardner/San Diego Union-Tribune
California’s traditional yardstick of success in public schools may be broadened beyond the existing method solely driven by test scores. Legislation sitting on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk would scrap the state’s reliance on the Academic Performance Index — a measurement that ranks school performance based on a series of standardized exams. In its place, the state Board of Education would be directed to adopt a more comprehensive set of high school accountability benchmarks that would include graduation rates and career and college readiness. (more...)
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