81% Got Diplomas on Time This Year

Virginia has tracked its graduation rates for the first time. Overall, 81% of students graduated on time, but rates were lower for Hispanic (70%) and African American students (73%). The Washington Post, October 9, 2008

Are High-Stakes Tests Making the Grade?

After a decade, have the standards and their high-stakes tests improved public education in Virginia?

It depends on whom you ask.

Testing Change Raises Scores

Northern Virginia's ELL students achieved better test scores this year when portfolios of their work were used for the assessment rather than the same standardized test all the other students took. The Washington Post, August 28, 2008