Another report for your viewing pleasure
The American Legislative Exchange Council released this week a "Report Card on American Education" covering the years 1983-84 to 2004-05. The organization argues for more choice in public school selection and less emphasis on districts spending money to improve student achievement.
A few statistics about North Carolina (2005):
* Ranked 16 in the United States and above the national average for NAEP fourth and eighth-grade math scores.
* Ranked 36 for eighth-grade reading scores and below the national average; 32 for fourth-grade reading scores and at the national average.
* Spent $7,222 per student, compared to $9,052 nationwide. The state ranked 42.
* Received 9.6 percent of its budget from the federal government.
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I am compelled to this late writing only because during my run for state house during the 2006 election I personally reviewed the legislative bills sponsored for education from 1985-86 Session to and including the 2005-2006 session. I was first dismayed at the fact that the bills and inititatives introduced during the 1985 session are strickingly similar to the problems we face today ... and I wondered. Why weren't the initiatives put into place ten years ago to help the suspended, low-performing and at-risks childrens, would we have a different out-loook, now ten years later.
Posted on December 14, 2006 9:47 AM