QUALITY COUNTS 2008: REPORT CARD GRADES STATES ON EDUCATION PERFORMANCE, POLICY
January 09, 2008
January 09, 2008
RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 9 -- The Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology issued the following news release:
Education Week launched a new report card today, grading the states across six areas of education performance and policy. While the U.S. posted a grade of C overall, the average state earned a D-plus on public school achievement, the poorest showing of any graded category. Marks were also low for state efforts to improve teaching, where 10 states earned a grade of D or lower.
Education Week launched a new report card today, grading the states across six areas of education performance and policy. While the U.S. posted a grade of C overall, the average state earned a D-plus on public school achievement, the poorest showing of any graded category. Marks were also low for state efforts to improve teaching, where 10 states earned a grade of D or lower.