Our community, via the quite traditional Madison School District, has long tolerated disastrous reading results.
Has anything changed?
The District’s 2015-2016 “annual report” includes a bit of data on reading and math:
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Unfortunately, the annual report lacks a significant amount of data, from enrollment to staffing and total spending. Boston publishes a handy two page pdf summary, shades of Madison’s long lost “Citizen’s budget“.
Commentary, from Ed Hughes. Mr. Hughes assertion that 4k plays a role in local reading results is surprising, in light of recent studies that question 4k’s lack of achievement progress.
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“a selective rather than exhaustive view…with only some grades and some demographic groups highlighted in detail”