NC officials move toward a more sophisticated way to rate public schools
North Carolina education officials are moving toward consensus on a better way to rate public schools, a deputy superintendent told the state Board of Education on Wednesday. The current system of letter grades — which are based primarily on student proficiency on state exams — has been controversial for years. Those ratings tend to say more about the advantages or disadvantages students arrive with than the quality of instruction in schools.
Source: wfae.org