Test scores are up in small ways across grade levels in Alabama. State Superintendent Michael Sentance on Thursday pointed to schools and districts showing high levels of growth, praising educators for the “hard things” they do to improve achievement.
But it’s clear Sentance believes Alabama’s students can achieve at much higher levels, telling board members “as the Chicago Cubs demonstrated, even if you’re at the bottom, you can eventually reach the top.”
Board member Mary Scott Hunter quickly replied, “But we’re not going to wait a hundred years,” referring to the time it took for the Cubs to win the World Series.