State Says You Can Easily Compare Schools Online Now

Nov 14, 2013 at 01:15 am by bryan


The 2013 state Report Card—posted Wednesday on the Tennessee Department of Education website—offers increased functionality for users to view detailed breakdowns of last year’s continued statewide student achievement growth, that according to the TN Dept. of Education.

As far as what is on the report card in our community, Murfreesboro City Schools Director Linda Gilbert stated...

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"We are so very proud of our students!  This Report Card reflects the commitment of our teachers principals, district administrators, and support staff to the children. In addition, it represents the ongoing, continuous support of our City School Board, community partners, and parents."

The department reports that the new design of the 2013 Report Card offers users the ability to create personalized comparisons between state, school, and districts on the following measures: achievement, ACT scores, graduation rate, student enrollment and ethnicity, and value-added composite scores. As an example, parents and community members can now compare individual schools or districts to see how well they are preparing students for college and careers, or to see which has a higher percentage of students on grade level in a specific subject area.

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