States like my own state of Ohio that assign letter grades (A-F) to schools and school districts base these rankings pretty much on the standardized test scores of the students. Test scores---with high school graduation rates sometimes added to the algorithm that determines the … [Read more...] about New Illinois Analysis: Test Scores Correlate with School’s Economic Level, Not School’s Quality
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Crime trends downward in Cleveland Heights
Here is a series of charts using crime data from the Cleveland Heights Police Department. All of these have been published previously in the Heights Observer. I'm providing them as a quick visual to see crime trends. For information on how the data are gathered and managed, read … [Read more...] about Crime trends downward in Cleveland Heights
Ahh, the brief pleasure of peonies
Every year I watch the peonies slowly rise from a patch of soil in the back yard. They don't show new growth until long after the first thaw – after the crocuses and daffodils have had their time in the sun. They begin as red stalks and slowly grow thigh high while the tulips … [Read more...] about Ahh, the brief pleasure of peonies
Top 10 reasons to vote FOR ISSUE 2, Tuesday, May 5th
10. School levies are how we fund public schools in Ohio. Nobody likes it and it's not even constitutional but it's the only way districts can meet rising costs associated with natural inflation. 9. The district has LESS money than it had in 2011, when we passed the last levy. … [Read more...] about Top 10 reasons to vote FOR ISSUE 2, Tuesday, May 5th
Scott Gainer clarifies the facts on Issue 2
Sadly, a lot of misinformation and flat out lies have been put into the community by a handful of opponents and we need to set the record straight and get out and vote. Otherwise, our schools, students and community will suffer from losing this vital funding. FACT: The number … [Read more...] about Scott Gainer clarifies the facts on Issue 2
