“Although the gains are encouraging in many respects, it’s not enough,”
said Superintendent Meria Carstarphen, “We will redouble our efforts to
achieve the targets. We are committed to this work until every student
meets or exceeds the standards.”
Saint Paul Public Schools 2008-09 budget approved 6/23/2008 12:08:37 PM SPPS Board of Education approved at its regular
meeting June 17 the school district's budget for the 2008-09 school
year. It includes $476 million of expenses for the General Fund, the
largest part of the budget that includes the K-12 education program for
student achievement.
Students in poverty falling behind 8/6/2008 9:44:40 AM Mike Longaecker, Red Wing Republican Eagle Red Wing school officials will take aim at bolstering achievement among economically disadvantaged students in light of state report card results. For the second-straight year, students eligible for free and reduced-price lunches failed to meet state benchmarks in both math and reading.
Districts face sanctions for not hitting the mark in math and reading 8/6/2008 9:56:52 AM Linda Vanderwerf, West Central Tribune Rising standards on state standardized tests are taking a toll on west central Minnesota school districts. More school districts and school sites are facing sanctions for not making adequate yearly progress on state goals on standardized reading and math tests.
Adequate yearly progress: Results vary across area 8/6/2008 9:27:43 AM Michelle Bedard, Bemidji Pioneer The Bemidji School District received a “needs improvement” status from the Minnesota Department of Education.
State test scores up, but not enough 8/6/2008 9:06:15 AM Megan Boldt and MaryJo Webster, Pioneer Press 933 of 1,947 Minnesota schools put on list as not making 'adequate progress'
Districts’ gains not enough 8/6/2008 9:33:33 AM Mila Koumpilova, Fargo Forum Earlier this summer, area school districts from Moorhead to Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton to Hawley got word that their math and reading state assessment scores, already comfortably above state averages, rose slightly this year.
Some area schools fail to meet federal standards; others show improvement 8/6/2008 10:00:25 AM Nolan Rosenkrans, Winona Daily News A third of Winona’s public schools failed to meet federal performance requirements this year, a percentage on par with other districts in the region but better than the state as a whole, according to results publicly released Tuesday by the Minnesota Department of Education
Fewer Minnesota students hit yearly progress goals 8/6/2008 9:20:56 AM Tim Nelson, Minnesota Public Radio Minnesota is falling farther behind a key national education goal. Rankings just released by the state's Department of Education show the number of schools making annual yearly progress fell nearly 10 percent last year. And for the first time, most of the decline was in the suburbs.
More Minnesota schools fall short of No Child Left Behind standards 8/6/2008 9:38:15 AM Lisa Gibson, Grand Forks Herald Of 507 public school districts in Minnesota, 296, including many in the area, did not meet No Child Left Behind-mandated adequate yearly progress standards for the 2007-08 school year, compared with 233 of 503 districts the year before.
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