75% of Alabama schools make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

Education News in Alabama — Aug. 4, 2010

Anchor75% of Alabama schools make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

3 of 4 schools met state standards in 2010, down from 86% a year before. The dip is attributed to higher standards (goals required more students to score proficient) and two years of budget cuts and proration, according to state officials.

As a whole, the state made insufficient progress for the year because special education students did not gain enough to meet the higher standards.

Look up results for an individual school or system here. (Select 2009-2010 and Annual Accountability Results)

Like many other states, Alabama’s definition of proficiency for AYP purposes is not as rigorous as that used by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). For a more meaningful picture, A+ considers NAEP scores and the percent scoring at the highest level on the state AYP test.

AnchorResearch Finding:
Benefits of effective teaching last into adulthood

Students with the most effective kindergarten teachers were:

  • more likely to go to college
  • less likely to become single parents
  • more likely to save for retirement
  • earning more than students from similar backgrounds.

These findings come from a new study that followed nearly 12,000 kindergarteners into adulthood.

“The Case for the $320,000 Kindergarten Teachers,” New York Times

AnchorNew A+ website

www.aplusala.org has been redesigned to better meet your needs. New features include:
– an interactive blog
– education glossary
– A+ priorities
– Links to A+ on Facebook and Twitter

AnchorFrom the blog:

Summer Sources

Favorite web tools for teachers are offered up by John Norton. There are technology integration tips for all teachers and a list especially for English/language arts teachers.

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