US News and World Report ranks public K-8 schools

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[Post New]10/12/2021 17:08
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Anonymous
Start your engines, DCUM. https://www.usnews.com/info/blogs/press-room/articles/2021-10-12/us-news-announces-new-rankings-of-elementary-and-middle-schools

Ugh.
[Post New]10/13/2021 01:06
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Anonymous
Not even going to look. Not a chance my kids’ school is on it.
[Post New]10/13/2021 13:14
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Anonymous
What the heck are these rankings based on??
[Post New]10/13/2021 13:19
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:What the heck are these rankings based on??


Also the test scores don't even match the published scores at our school. Are they just making up numbers?
[Post New]10/13/2021 13:19
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:What the heck are these rankings based on??


Page clicks and ad revenue, primarily.
[Post New]10/13/2021 13:23
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Anonymous
Oh goodie! More pressure to make standardized reading and math tests the be-all and end-all of education.
[Post New]10/13/2021 13:44
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Anonymous
This is insanely stupid
[Post New]10/13/2021 13:46
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:This is insanely stupid


I don't disagree, but why do you say so? What about these rankings makes them unreliable? Genuine question because they befuddle me, but I don't know enough about the methodology to understand why.
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