Science scores are, well, abysmal
Dec. 28, 2008 Science scores in CMS are, in a word, abysmal.
Category: Achievement
Achievement
Where the board-certified teachers serve – and where they don’t
Dec. 11, 2008 Maps show where National Board-certified teachers serve in CMS – and where they don’t.
CMS launches ‘data dashboard’
Sept. 24, 2008 CMS has launched a “data dashboard” on its website for better access to test scores and other information. The link referred to in the box above has gone bad and the dashboard project has been abandoned.
Reading skills, poverty in high schools
Aug. 26, 2008 Graphic tracks Critical Reading SAT scores against poverty statistics by high school.
‘Education and Poverty’ paper discussed on ‘Charlotte Talks’
Aug. 20, 2008 On WFAE’s “Charlotte Talks,” Fellowship board members, a school board member and a family court judge discuss “Education and Poverty” paper. If children haven’t mastered the basic skills for learning by middle school, they’re lost, said the judge. If children haven’t mastered many of those basic skills even before they arrive at Read More …
School issues put on the table
Aug. 14, 2008 Fellowship holds community discussion of “Education and Poverty in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.” Discussion of paper on poverty draws unusual participants – outspoken teachers Tuesday’s community discussion put on the table a lot of issues facing Charlotte-Mecklenburg. And participants and the news coverage the meeting garnered may spark broader community discussion of those issues. Read More …
Achievement gaps, high school
June 25, 2008 Chart displays ethnic score gaps in CMS on high school end-of-course tests by subject.
Achievement gap, math
June 24, 2008 Chart displays ethnic score gap in CMS on end-of-grade math scores.
CMS data links poverty, low academic performance
March 21, 2008 Academic performance and poverty As schoolhouse poverty rates fall, scores rise – and this is neither new, nor news At a meeting with the Fellowship in February, CMS Supt. Peter Gorman said he knew of no data that correlate to academic performance better than poverty statistics. The chart below, based on CMS Read More …
Number of CMS dropouts skyrockets
Feb. 1, 2007, The Charlotte Observer “The dropout rate for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and several area districts soared last year, fueling an increase across North Carolina, according to a report released Wednesday. “The number of CMS students who left school during the 2005-06 academic year surged about 55%, from 1,100 to 1,700. That jump accounts for Read More …