Anonymous wrote:Students who showed proficiency in SOLs are failing nationally normed tests. This is why Virginia did not want common core. They knew their students would fail and wanted to appease parents with inflated grading.
https://wtop.com/virginia/2022/05/state-report-blasts-virginias-public-schools/

"A Virginia Department of Education report released Thursday morning slammed the state of the commonwealth’s public schools, saying expectations, standards and academic performance have all been in decline, while the achievement gap among Virginia’s students has grown.

The report, presented Thursday morning by Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow and Secretary of Education Aimee Guidera, also says the state has failed to be transparent about academic failings and calls for an expanded say for parents in public education.

The report blames lagging achievement on a series of factors and policy choices that took place over the last decade and were exacerbated by school closures in 2020 and 2021, state officials said on a call with reporters Thursday morning.

“I think there’s a general culture of just lowering of expectations,” Guidera said. “What happened before today is we took our eye off the ball.”

Among its core takeaways, the report states that state Standards of Learning reading test results fell from 2017 to 2019 for grades three through eight, and that 42% of Virginia’s second graders scored below reading benchmarks on PALS assessment (a metric developed by the University of Virginia that’s used in Virginia elementary schools). The report also points to a growing gap between SOL results and national assessment results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, calling the difference an “honesty gap.”

“Only 38% of Virginia’s fourth graders and 33% of eighth graders were proficient in reading on the 2019 NAEP, compared to 75% and 76%, respectively, on the 2019 state fourth- and eighth-grade SOL reading tests,” the report says."

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Anonymous wrote:There are some very real regional differences surrounding the importance of education and the quality of schools. I would guess that the kids in FCPS and surrounding counties are in good shape.

I'm a teacher, and personally I think we need to switch to a national curriculum.

Anonymous wrote:I wonder who Youngkin and his minions think they will be able to get to teach at their charter schools. If they keep treating teachers in VA like dirt with tip lines and reports like this, they won't be able to find any.

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Anonymous wrote:There are some very real regional differences surrounding the importance of education and the quality of schools. I would guess that the kids in FCPS and surrounding counties are in good shape.

I'm a teacher, and personally I think we need to switch to a national curriculum.

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Anonymous wrote:I would be very skeptical of reports coming from people who were appointed to these roles for the specific purpose of undermining confidence in public education to create an opportunity to roll out for-profit charter schools.

And I’d bet my FCPS paycheck that OP is one of those parties interested in dismantling public education.

I bet you are one of those parents whose kids benefit from inflated grades. Maybe you have connections such that your nearly illiterate kid will still have a steady income no matter their life choices. But the rest of the 98% of income earners need their kid to actually learn enough to be competetive in the workplace.

Anonymous wrote:There are some very real regional differences surrounding the importance of education and the quality of schools. I would guess that the kids in FCPS and surrounding counties are in good shape.

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Anonymous wrote:I would be very skeptical of reports coming from people who were appointed to these roles for the specific purpose of undermining confidence in public education to create an opportunity to roll out for-profit charter schools.

Yep. This is what Youngkin had to say about Aimee Guidera last year.

“She believes in charter schools, which is a big part of our agenda.”

Well, I might just be ready for charter schools. ACPS is a bona fide s#$T show, I'm ready for any and all options.

You would have to hope your kid lotteries into the charter school, because otherwise you’d still be stuck in ACPS except it would get even worse.

Yeah, it’s cute how these people assume THEIR kids will always be the ones let into the charter schools.

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Anonymous wrote:If you look at the report, it cites concerning data regarding the performance of public schools, like how the Virginia Board of Education lowered SOL cut scores in 2019 and 2020.

But the reactions on this board opposed to the report don't tackle any of the data - they just say "Fake News!" and "I didn't vote for him so I won't believe any piece of data from that administration unless it fits my views!" Interesting how people on the far left and far right have so much in common.

Actually no, but keep on telling yourself how smart you are.

Anonymous wrote:If you look at the report, it cites concerning data regarding the performance of public schools, like how the Virginia Board of Education lowered SOL cut scores in 2019 and 2020.

But the reactions on this board opposed to the report don't tackle any of the data - they just say "Fake News!" and "I didn't vote for him so I won't believe any piece of data from that administration unless it fits my views!" Interesting how people on the far left and far right have so much in common.