http://www.edreform.com/edspresso-shots/golden-state-showing-signs-of-life-on-school-choice-vicki-murray/ Since 1993, the leading voice and advocate for lasting, substantive and structural education reform in the U.S. Fri, 31 May 2013 12:52:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.edreform.com/edspresso-shots/golden-state-showing-signs-of-life-on-school-choice-vicki-murray/#comment-1801 WAITAMINUTE Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:11:23 +0000 http://209.183.221.124/?p=302#comment-1801 Hold the applause! Google Walter Haney, Florida, NAEP and see ho wthe third grade retention policiy helps create favorable stats by filtering the grade 4 sample. One can be in grade 3 3 times in Florida. Also watch for comparisons within Florida invovling years before and after such a filter was in place. 2008 grade 10 FCAT scores for Hispanic students in Reading; 70% scored in the bottom two levels of our five. Certainly this excludes those who dropped out, an area where Florda excels. Figlio, 2009, produced a study showing the voucher students in Florida fare no better in their voucher school than in their prior public school. Hold the applause! Google Walter Haney, Florida, NAEP and see ho wthe third grade retention policiy helps create favorable stats by filtering the grade 4 sample. One can be in grade 3 3 times in Florida. Also watch for comparisons within Florida invovling years before and after such a filter was in place. 2008 grade 10 FCAT scores for Hispanic students in Reading; 70% scored in the bottom two levels of our five. Certainly this excludes those who dropped out, an area where Florda excels.
Figlio, 2009, produced a study showing the voucher students in Florida fare no better in their voucher school than in their prior public school.

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