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Ohio Releases School Report Card Data for 2014-2015 Year
By: Associated Press
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Update 5:00 p.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – New state report card data shows fewer Ohio districts receiving an “A” grade on a key performance measure.
The Ohio Department of Education released report card data Thursday showing how districts performed last school year. The information includes rankings for overall student achievement along with other areas.
Six of 609 districts received an A for their Performance Index, which measures student performance on state tests. That’s down from 37 districts with an A rating last year. More than half of the districts received a C.
Ohio law suspends many consequences tied to the tests for the 2014-2015, 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years, as the state transitions to new standards and tests. Education officials say the so-called safe harbor provides an opportunity for schools to improve student achievement.
Update 2:00 p.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – New state report card data shows fewer Ohio districts receiving an “A” grade on a key performance measure.
The Ohio Department of Education released report card data Thursday showing how districts performed in the 2014-2015 school year. The information includes rankings for overall student achievement along with other areas.
Six of 609 districts received an A for their Performance Index, which measures student performance on state tests. That’s down from 37 districts with an A rating last year. More than half of the districts received a C.
Districts, students and teachers are exempt from consequences tied to scores on these cards as Ohio transitions to new standards and tests. With such safe harbor laws in place, education officials say they see an opportunity to improve student achievement.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Department of Education is preparing to release a second round of information indicating how districts performed last school year.
Report card data set for release Thursday will include rankings for overall student achievement, annual progress and an area called gap closing, which reflects the extent to which students in different ethnic, racial, income and disability groups got an equal education.
The release also will include performance in gifted education and how much districts and schools are spending per student, in the classroom and compared to other districts and schools.
First round reporting in January included literacy levels in grades kindergarten through 3, rates of high school graduation and other measures. How students faired under Ohio’s third-grade reading guarantee will be reported later.