What you need to know about Ohio Politics and Policy
Erin Ryan · January 13, 2016
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A decade of performance gains: What does it mean? In the last ten years, Performance Index scores have improved across the board in Ohio’s traditional and charter sectors. Some charters and districts have shown radical improvement. Others have stagnated, and a few have seen a drop. But overall, it appears that Performance Index scores—a measure of achievement in tested grades and subjects—are rising, which means that schools and districts are improving and that our accountability system is headed in a good direction. Here are a few data points. DistrictsPerformance Index scores range from 0 to 120.
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Jamie Davies O’Leary
Senior Ohio Policy Analyst, The Thomas B. Fordham Institute
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Stephen Dyer
Education Policy Fellow, Innovation Ohio