LFC Daily News Clips | November 8, 2017 – American Federation for Children Louisiana

Good Morning

The Louisiana Department of Education released school performance scores yesterday.

· The percentage of students who earned the fourth highest of five achievement levels – mastery – or higher was unchanged for the 2016-17 school year compared to the previous year.

· The overall letter grade for public schools is a B, up from a C last year.

Superintendent of Education John White: “We have raised academic expectations in Louisiana in order to prepare more students for success in college and the workplace, and it is encouraging to see our students and educators embracing these expectations and achieving at levels competitive with other states. But there remains more work to be done.”

Have a great day.

Louisiana

The Advocate
Louisiana scores stall in drive for higher public school achievement

The Times-Picayune
Louisiana schools’ 2017 performance score rises 3.8 points to B grade

The Advocate
School scores: Most BR area districts decline, while EBR and Livingston enjoy waiver

The Times-Picayune
Orleans Parish public schools drop to ‘C’ on state report card

The Advocate
Full list: Louisiana school, district performance scores for 2016-2017 school year

St. Charles Herald Guide
School board member questions grading public schools, but not charter schools
‘They don’t measure them the same way.’

The News Star
Northeastern La.: Type 2 charter school scores vary broadly

The Advertiser
Lafayette performance score drops slightly; see each school’s results

The Advertiser
Lafayette superintendent discusses performance scores

Louisiana Department of Education (Press Release)
Louisiana First In Nation To Provide Families Early Childhood Through High School Performance Information System