tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post2680927466309835120..comments2023-11-03T04:00:24.785-04:00Comments on Kentucky School News and Commentary: State of K-12 Education in the CommonwealthRichard Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-37506700208910774292016-01-28T11:56:50.020-05:002016-01-28T11:56:50.020-05:00Very telling point regarding the disparity between...Very telling point regarding the disparity between Algebra II EOC and graduation rates. If college entrance remediation courses are down then is the EOC not accurate evaluation?<br /><br />The speech reminds me of an out of town aunt who would show up for a family gathering and proceed to the kitchen just as the food was being served and begin to explain to everyone what each dish was and how it was made. At this point, this new commish seems like he is a little in over his head. Bringyoursaddlehomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12266891355734317864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-69825665323336045352016-01-26T21:22:20.109-05:002016-01-26T21:22:20.109-05:00The graduation rate cited in the report would be g...The graduation rate cited in the report would be great if there wasn't disturbing evidence that a lot of Kentucky students are being socially promoted to a diploma that doesn't show what we are told those diplomas show.<br /><br />The State of Education report says that 88 percent of the state’s 2015 high school graduates graduated on time. The report also says that this is particularly notable because Kentucky is one of a select group of states that require Algebra II for graduation.<br /><br />Given that, you would expect a high proficiency rate on the state’s Algebra II End-of-Course exams (Algebra II EOC), but that isn’t happening. Over the past three years since the new graduation rate calculation came into use, the percentage of students scoring proficient or above on the Algebra II EOC has never been more than 38.2 percent.<br /><br />If Algebra II is really required to graduate, how can it be that only an astonishingly low proportion of Kentucky's students were able to score adequately on the EOC? The math here is pretty clear: 38.2 percent doesn’t come close to agreeing with 88 percent.<br /><br />It looks like the state is handing out hollow diplomas – a lot of them – that do not represent what our educators say they represent. <br /><br />Kentuckians need to be wary of these dubious numbers. And, educators need to ask questions about the message this sends to the general public.Richard Inneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892409111799693983noreply@blogger.com