Arizona to change how it evaluates schools

Arizona to change how it evaluates schools A new standard for measuring school success was signed into law in May and is due out for the end of this school year. The labels of Performing, Highly performing, etc do not effectively evaluate school performance. For the 2009-10 school year nearly 30% of our schools did not meet the adequate progress on national standards according to the Arizona department of education. This move will change the evaluation of schools to similar grading as students. Arizona currently has some of the lowest levels of student percentages that rank at or above the level of "basic." This is a much needed step to increase competition for our schools to strive for excellence.