tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post2445794881429237573..comments2023-11-07T06:56:59.563-05:00Comments on Ann Arbor Schools Musings: Work & MoneyRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-73537604098951742222011-02-09T13:33:47.094-05:002011-02-09T13:33:47.094-05:00As for the state school board, I think the driving...As for the state school board, I think the driving issue is that Michigan students are scoring as proficient on the MEAP/MME but doing poorly on nationally-ranked tests, which indicates that the scoring might be too easy on the MEAP. [Which actually, I find interesting in that I think the MEAP has always well-reflected my individual children's proficiencies and deficits.] So their "fix" is to raise the MEAP cutoffs. I agree, that's not a fix. It's just likely to punish struggling schools more.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-88727650468076079362011-02-09T13:31:08.622-05:002011-02-09T13:31:08.622-05:00Yes, you're right. And both Ypsilanti's an...Yes, you're right. And both Ypsilanti's and Willow Run's unions have made significant concessions.<br /><br />What Willow Run has had that Ypsilanti has NOT had include: crooked administrators; consistent declines in school enrollment; constant in-fighting between and among school board members; and even higher increases in child poverty than Ypsilanti. And all of that has kept them from doing the kind of planning that Ypsilanti has been doing (albeit only partly successfully). And that shows up, when both high schools get labeled as "failing" but Willow Run's "turnaround" plan is poorly written, doesn't meet the requirements of the program, and needs major changes; whereas Ypsilanti's plan is accepted with minor changes.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-12139815562024161172011-02-09T13:19:11.807-05:002011-02-09T13:19:11.807-05:00Willow Run's numbers are shocking, but Ypsi...Willow Run's numbers are shocking, but Ypsi's aren't so great, either. Tough world for public schools right now, and the linked story makes it look like they're about to get tougher:<br /><br />http://www.freep.com/article/20110209/NEWS05/102090394/1001/NEWS/State-raises-bar-tests-prepare-kids-college-careers<br /><br />It's one thing when the federal government makes these big decisions, but what is with our own State Board of Education, anyway?<br /><br />- YpsiAnonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com