Report Card on American Education

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Report Card on American Education:

Ranking State K-12 Performance, Progress, and Reform
By Dr. Matthew Ladner and Dave Myslinski.
 
The 18th edition of the Report Card on American Education is a comprehensive overview of educational achievement levels, focusing on performance and gains for low-income students, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The Report Card details state-by-state grades in the following policy areas:
 
1. State Academic Standards
  • English and Language Arts
  • Mathematics

2.    Private School Choice Programs

  • “A” Grade or Multiple programs

3.    Charter Schools

  • Charter Schools Allowed
  • Charter School Law Grade

4.    Teacher Quality

  • Delivering Well Prepared Teachers
  • Expanding the Teaching Pool
  • Identifying Effective Teachers
  • Retaining Effective Teachers
  • Exiting Ineffective Teachers

5.    Online Learning

  • Multi-District, Full-time Online School
  • Digital Learning Now! Metrics Achieved

6.    Home School Regulation Burdens

Authors Dr. Matthew Ladner and Dave Myslinski analyze student scores, looking at performance and improvement over recent years.  When combined, these policy measures build the state’s overall policy grade.  Furthermore, the Report Card highlights education policies states have enacted and provides a roadmap to best practices, allowing legislators to learn from each other’s education reforms.

This year, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin writes an inspirational forward citing her state’s education reforms in teacher quality, school accountability, and literacy.

Historical Report Cards:

17th Edition | 16th Edition | 15th Edition | 14th Edition | 13th Edition

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