Sunday, March 4, 2012

Lining up to rank schools; Research and business groups rate educational achievement nationwide.(Capital Region)

Byline: RICK KARLIN Capitol bureau

Administrators in the Saratoga Springs school district didn't realize their Division Street school had been named to a list of "Consistently Higher Performing Elementary Schools" in the "Just for the Kids" research project and Web site, but they were happy to get the news.

Just for the Kids, developed by the University at Texas and a variety of business and research organizations, looks at test scores across the nation's schools over time. Elementary schools that have posted math and English test scores higher than would be expected based on the wealth of the student body are listed on their Web site, …

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