Teachers + Parents + Students = Better Test Scores
The Michigan State Legislature has no idea what to do with the students whose schools will be closed due to their poor academic achievement based on low standardized test scores. They have threatened action to close these schools multiple times. However, when the time comes to act, there is no plan. The data used from standardized testing to label the 38 schools as low performing is meaningless. Many of the students in these schools see no purpose in taking standardized tests. Many of these students are not competent enough to pass standardized tests because they come from a home that is apathetic toward education. These apathetic students cannot be authentically measured by standardized tests. Unfortunately, the Michigan State Legislature chooses to blame these schools and teachers for their low standardized test scores. Closing these schools based on low standardized test scores will do nothing to improve their students' academic achievement. Our state's elected lead...