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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder if it's just temporary for GS to have curtailed the information they provide while they revamp the graphics or whether they made a policy decision that the overall number is really what's more important.  There definitely has been a lot of "we don't care if the school is a 3 because my own group is an 8" over the years, and I doubt that's the dialogue those putting money into GS wanted to encourage.  [/quote]

No, GS says they can't provide the subcategory ratings b/c VA is not providing the data in a format like they used to provide it.  It's not an intentional decision by Great Schools.  [/quote]

That's unfortunate.  Although I expect you could find it on the VA website if you looked around.  Not everyone can afford to be a district where the schools "achieve" 9 or 10 just because they happen to have very few low-income kids there so it is helpful to be able to see how the scores break down.  But, ideally, a school should be effectively teaching kids at all levels.  It is possible -- we're at a 33% FARM school but it's still rated a 9 overall (it was a 10 for white and non-FARM kids when that data was available).[/quote]

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