Groundbreaking School Group Report Released
Public and parochial schools in Cincinnati, Covington and Newport have much in common when it comes to demographics and performance, according to a
groundbreaking study released Thursday.
The report also found that the inner city schools tend to lag their respective states in many measures of achievement...
...The study, conducted by the Strive coalition over the past two years, is unusual in that it marks the first time that extensive data have been collected in one report for Greater Cincinnati urban core schools on both sides of the Ohio River....
...The study noted, for example, that only 45 percent of the children entering kindergarten in Cincinnati Public Schools arrive with the vocabulary and literacy development skills that, according to national studies, they should have for later success with reading.
Using different assessment tools, about 54 percent of entering kindergarten students in Newport and 65 percent in Covington were deemed to have adequate early literacy or learning skills."Regardless of the measure,'' Edmondson said, "it's not encouraging.''
The report presents in stark terms the challenges facing many of the students in those schools. It found that 85 percent of the 3,750 students in Covington schools wee economically disadvantaged, as were 77 percent of the 2,000 Newport students and 65 percent of the 35,000 Cincinnati Public Schools students. Moreover, 20 percent of CPS students, 22 percent of Covington students and 17 percent of Newport students were listed in the report as having disabilities of some sort - a finding consistent with a variety of other surveys...
This from KyPost.com: Full report here.
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