By Consuelo McAboy
For Michigan parents who would like to know the quality of their child's school, a new report on the nation's education performance and policy may help.
The report used scores from five categories: chance for success, k-12 achievement, school finance, standard assessments and accountability and the teaching profession.
Michigan placed 19th in the nation with an overall grade of a C+. The state's score of 78 is slightly above the national average of a 76.5.
Sterling Lloyd is the senior research associate for the group, Editorial Projects in Education. That's the organization that conducted the study.
"Michigan fares well in the standard assessments and accountability category where it earns an A- with a score of 91.6. It's 17th in the nation in that category. Michigan also fares well in the report transitions and alignment category where it's ranked 11th nationally with a score of 85.7 or a B, but it struggles in our K-12 achievement category."
Lloyd said Michigan received a D in the K-12 achievement category. That placed that state forty-first in the nation. He said the low score raises concerns about the future preparedness of students for the global economy.
For Michigan parents who would like to know the quality of their child's school, a new report on the nation's education performance and policy may help.
The report used scores from five categories: chance for success, k-12 achievement, school finance, standard assessments and accountability and the teaching profession.
Michigan placed 19th in the nation with an overall grade of a C+. The state's score of 78 is slightly above the national average of a 76.5.
Sterling Lloyd is the senior research associate for the group, Editorial Projects in Education. That's the organization that conducted the study.
"Michigan fares well in the standard assessments and accountability category where it earns an A- with a score of 91.6. It's 17th in the nation in that category. Michigan also fares well in the report transitions and alignment category where it's ranked 11th nationally with a score of 85.7 or a B, but it struggles in our K-12 achievement category."
Lloyd said Michigan received a D in the K-12 achievement category. That placed that state forty-first in the nation. He said the low score raises concerns about the future preparedness of students for the global economy.