Imagine my vexation when one moment I read in The News Tribune that, according to a survey by the University of Washington, Washington schools have not done too well with their federal turnaround money then turn around and read that a Center for Education Policy report says that most schools across the country have made gains with their turnaround money.
On the one hand, WA State Superintendent Dorn says he�s going to wait for the �actual data� before judging in Washington.
On the other hand, Secretary of Education Duncan observes that the nation's lowest-performing schools appear to be showing preliminary promise, according to student-achievement data. But it�s too early to draw hard and fast conclusions from only one year of data.
More data is the only answer. I�m sure it�ll all be clear next year...when we get the school district data.
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