Maybe some rankings people can relate to. But remember as with almost any data, there are things that may not be factored in, such as, participation rate.

 

SAT and ACT Average Scores by States

 

So much for the ol' saying - "There's always Mississippi."

 

But there is Maryland, Indiana, Delaware, New Jersey....

So much for the ol' saying - "There's always Mississippi."

 

But there is Maryland, Indiana, Delaware, New Jersey....

 

Again participation rates vary. 18 states require all juniors to take the ACT, such as Kentucky. Maine only has a 10% participation in the ACT because they use the SAT as do many of the lowest own the chart. Comparing the ACT and SAT is not fair because they are very different. However, this is crude as it says but an attempt to rank. You will never get that perfect ranking on these scores.

Here are others. Randomhttp://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/7667/urlt/2015NAEPReadingTop10rankings.pdf

schools in each state take these, not every student

This is segregation under the auspices of parent choice.

 

Short and sweet, this. Rich will get richer and...you know the rest.

For anyone wanting parents to have control where their kids go to school, they do, it's called looking at the school district when you purchase a house.

 

Coming from a high school where parents go out of their ways to NOT send their kids there, this is a disaster. This will create even a greater gap in the socio-economic divide than there is now.

 

Agreed.

America'''s Smartest Kids - The Daily Beast

 

Now a ranking of the smartest kids in each state.

and another

 

 

Measuring up: States ranked by school test scores - News - The Times-News - Burlington, NC

So choose the one you want.

So in almost all rankings Kentucky is not at the bottom nor the top. Pretty consistently in the average range. Very good for a high poverty state. The reason is our standards a combination of Core Content and some state is the 7th most rigorous in the country according to ALEC, a very conservative and powerful education group which writes most education legislation in GOP controlled states. Heiner uses them, he has no clue personally what he is talking about. He is talking through them.

 

It is their agenda, I digress. My point is our educators do more with less than most states and that can be partially attributed to high proficiency state standards and I believe more quality teachers that mostly have not been unionized. They will be lowered automatically when the Core Content is gone in Kentucky and that will be soon. ALEC rated our standards not some "snowflake" organization.

 

But we are headed to greatness, why should I be concerned.

For anyone wanting parents to have control where their kids go to school, they do, it's called looking at the school district when you purchase a house.

 

Coming from a high school where parents go out of their ways to NOT send their kids there, this is a disaster. This will create even a greater gap in the socio-economic divide than there is now.

 

 

This is segregation under the auspices of parent choice.

 

BINGO. Segregation doesn't have to just mean race, though that's a big reason why some people pull their kids from certain schools. Segregation will also take hold on poverty lines. Good luck to any school that hoped to be able to raise their stature, because when people say a blanket "that school is bad", they take their kid and go to another one, and the only ones left behind are the ones that are without the means to be able to do that.

 

All anyone is ever concerned about is this concept of choice for those who have the means to do so - as if they don't already have the mechanism that Jack references. What of the opportunities that are denied kids who are left behind and have no such means? That can't simply decide for their child to go to another school that doesn't have bus service?

 

This is segregation under the auspices of parent choice.

 

This quote needs a bigger like button! The rich will get richer. The bad schools will get worse.

This doesn't sound very revolutionary, numerous other states have already implemented programs which allow students to take their funding to other schools, as usual, Kentucky is decades behind in education. These states rank higher than Kentucky in education (like most do) so I would say this wise policy to implement. So many here tunnel vision on what this will do to athletics, I think academics should take a bit of priority over athletics.

 

JCPS is a microcosm of what will happen to the rest of the state if this policy is implemented.

JCPS test scores show little progress, achievement gap widens am - WDRB 41 Louisville News

 

From the article:

"The new data, released Thursday by the Kentucky Department of Education, also shows that only 66 of the district's 139 tested schools met their annual performance goal set by the state – down from 74 schools in 2014-15 and 96 schools in 2013-14."

 

This is a failed model.

Gov. Matt Bevin calls JCPS an 'unmitigated disaster' | WHAS11.com

 

This is an extremely interesting article. Do you think Bevin realizes that the model being discussed would make the same thing happen to the rest of the state?

Gov. Matt Bevin calls JCPS an 'unmitigated disaster' | WHAS11.com

 

This is an extremely interesting article. Do you think Bevin realizes that the model being discussed would make the same thing happen to the rest of the state?

 

Of course the Governor is late on his property taxes to the tune of 11K. Some of those tax $$ go to JCPS. Only the 30th time he has been late. Fine example for the people he governs.

 

To answer your question, he probably does but doesn't care. He isn't stupid.

What about Boone Co. HC? If a kid lives in Cooper's district and wants to go to Ryle, can he/she go to Ryle?

 

No, Boone county is a closed district.