by Associated Press Published: September 14,2012
Tags: achievement, education, elementary education, grade, learn, learning, public school, rating, school, school district, secondary education, state agency, student, teacher, teaching
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — More school districts achieved higher grades in the first year of Mississippi’s new school rating system, thanks to increased test scores and the suspension of graduation rate requirements for higher-scoring districts. Districts and schools got letter grades for the first time today. Under a new law, the old seven-step system, running from [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 13,2012
Tags: achievement, cheat, commission, education, ethics, media, newspaper, open records, probe, public education, school, score, state agency, student, teacher, test
GREENWOOD — The Mississippi Ethics Commission has sided with the Greenwood Commonwealth newspaper and says the state Department of Education should hand over documents from any probe of possible cheating on achievement tests in Leflore County. In a non-binding opinion issued last Friday, the Ethics Commission agreed with the newspaper that such documents are public [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 13,2012
Tags: achievement, education, elementary education, kindergarten, media, preschool, public schools, school performance, schools, secondary education, students, teachers, teaching
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi’s K-12 schools once again trail in an influential measure of school performance. Though it gets good marks for high standards, Education Week’s Quality Counts report gives the state’s school system a “C-” overall, saying the state is particularly lagging on test scores and the amount of money it spends on schools. [...] [...]
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