Article archive / February 1, 2014
Originally published: . Volume 5, No. 6. Source pages: 8.
StudentsFirst, a non-profit education policy group that evaluates states on whether the right policy environments are in place to best serve students and raise achievement levels, gave Louisiana their top spot in a State Policy Report Card ranking, announced in January.
“Louisiana has established itself as a national leader for creating innovative and important student-centered education policies,” the group wrote. “The state has adopted meaningful educator evaluations, and it requires districts to base all personnel decisions, as well as compensation structures, on classroom effectiveness. Louisiana is also a leader for empowering parents with choice and information.”
The group graded hard, with the top grade of a B–.
Louisiana ranked first with an overall grade of B– and GPA of 2.92. Florida ranked second with a GPA of 2.71. Indiana was third with 2.48 (C+), and Rhode Island was fourth.
StudentsFirst writes, “Our mission is to build a national movement to defend the interests of children in public education and pursue transformative reform, so that America has the best education system in the world.” To view the report: http://reportcard.studentsfirst.org
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