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 Excerpts
of Press Release from Friday, November 2nd, 2007
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Education released its
redesigned state report card on schools today aiming to make it
easier for educators, parents and the public to understand important
information about Tennessee’s public schools. The annual state report
card provides a profile of academic achievement, demographics, discipline,
and attendance and graduation rates for the state, each school district
and every school. The 2007 report card is based on performance and
statistics from the 2006-07 school year.
“One of Tennessee’s
greatest assets is the data we have on education,” Education Commissioner
Lana Seivers said. “Educators at all levels use the information
on this report card to improve teaching in the classroom and raise
achievement for students.”
Educational
improvements highlighted by the 2007 state report card include:
- Tennessee
students statewide met more federal standards used to measure
academic achievement than in 2006
- The state
met achievement goals for every elementary level standard under
No Child Left Behind
- The statewide
dropout rate declined from 9.8 to 8.5 percent
- The percentage
of students testing proficient or advanced increased or stayed
the same in 33 of 36 possible categories
“For 15 years,
Tennessee has produced a thorough report on the health of Tennessee
schools,” said Connie Smith, Executive Director of Accountability.
“Each year, we are able to provide more information to communicate
the progress of education to the community and to provide tools
for further improvement.”
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