LEADERSHIP FOR OUR KIDSAND FOR OUR COUNTY

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• LEADERSHIP FOR OUR KIDSAND FOR OUR COUNTY

USED Blue Ribbon Schools Ceremony

Washington, DC November, 2004
The Education Trust,
Inc.

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THANK YOU!
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From a Cant Do to aCan Do Profession
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Every year, a lot of children arrive at our doors
behind.
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Where are we now?
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Where Are We Now? 4th Grade Reading All Students
2003
Source USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP) Summary Data Tables
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By Race, Ethnicity NAEP 4th Grade Reading 2003
Source USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP)
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By Family Income NAEP 4th Grade Reading 2003
Source USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP)
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Where Are We Now? 8th Grade Math All Students
2003
Source USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP) Summary Data Tables
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By Race, Ethnicity NAEP 8th Grade Math 2003
Source USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP)
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By Family Income NAEP 8th Grade Math 2003
Source USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP)
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By end of high school?
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African American and Latino 17 Year Olds Do Math
at Same Levels As White 13 Year Olds
Source NAEP 1999 Long Term Trends Summary Tables
(online)
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African American and Latino 17 Year Olds Read at
Same Levels as White 13 Year Olds
Source Source NAEP 1999 Long Term Trends
Summary Tables (online)
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Destiny?
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What Most Educators Say

• Theyre poor
• Their parents dont care
• They come to schools without breakfast
• Not enough books
• Not enough parents . . .

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Of course there will always be an achievement
gap, they say.

• These are the Cant Do educators.

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For decades, the Cant Do educators have
prevailed.
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Source Education Trust analysis of data from
National School-Level State Assessment Score
Database (www.schooldata.org).
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Source Education Trust analysis of data from
National School-Level State Assessment Score
Database (www.schooldata.org).
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Source Education Trust analysis of data from
National School-Level State Assessment Score
Database (www.schooldata.org).
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Source Education Trust analysis of data from
National School-Level State Assessment Score
Database (www.schooldata.org).
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Source Education Trust analysis of data from
National School-Level State Assessment Score
Database (www.schooldata.org). Data are from 2002.
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Source Education Trust analysis of data from
National School-Level State Assessment Score
Database (www.schooldata.org). Data are from 2002.
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Clearly, what schools do matters big time.
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After years of widening gaps, were finally
beginning to see narrowing again.
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North CarolinaRaising Achievement, Closing Gaps
Grade 4 Math
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Source North Carolina Department of Public
Instruction, http//www.ncpublicschools.org
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North CarolinaRaising Achievement, Closing Gaps
Grade 7 Reading
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Source North Carolina Department of Public
Instruction, http//www.ncpublicschools.org
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DelawareRaising Achievement, Closing GapsGrade
5 Reading
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Source Delaware Department of Education,
http//www.doe.state.de.us
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IllinoisRaising Achievement, Closing GapsGrade
5 Math
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Source Illinois State Board of Education,
http//www.isbe.state.il.us
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OhioRaising Achievement, Closing GapsGrade 6
Reading
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FloridaRaising Achievement, Closing GapsGrade 4
Reading
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Source Florida Department of Education,
http//www.fcatresults.com
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VirginiaRaising Achievement, Closing GapsGrade
3 Math
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Source Virginia Department of Education,
http//pen.k12.va.us
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PennsylvaniaRaising Achievement, Closing
GapsGrade 8 Reading
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Source Pennsylvania Department of Education,
http//www.pde.state.pa.us/
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MichiganRaising Achievement, Closing GapsGrade
8 Math
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Source Michigan Department of Education,
http//www.michigan.gov/mde
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MassachusettsRaising First-Time Pass RatesMCAS
Exit Exam
Source Massachusetts Department of Education,
http//www.doe.mass.edu
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MassachusettsRaising First-Time Pass RatesMCAS
Exit Exam
Source Massachusetts Department of Education,
http//www.doe.mass.edu
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We can do this!
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But just when were starting to get some
traction, along come the Cant Do people again
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So next time you hear comments like this
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• "I have difficulty with the standards because
  they're so unattainable for so many of our
  students . . . We just don't have the same kids
  they have on Long Island or Orchard Park.
• Superintendent, New York October 21, 2002, The
  Buffalo News

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Dont just cringe. Lift up your voice and say
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With proper instruction, students here can blow
other kids away in the humanities. The more you
challenge them, the better they'll do.
Dolores Edwards Sullivan, an English teacher
in the predominantly African American Roosevelt
school district, whose 11th graders are starting
to earn higher marks on state Regents exams.
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Yes, parents may have the greatest impact on how
their children come to us. But we have the
greatest impact on how they leave
us. Superintendent, North Carolina
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The Education Trust

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