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City student passes 3 classes in four years, ranks near top half of class with 0.13 GPA
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<blockquote data-quote="ThatRobGuy" data-source="post: 75788555" data-attributes="member: 123415"><p>I think this highlights a major flaw with one of the major underlying mindsets in terms of ranking schools by student performance.</p><p></p><p>There are a lot of states (not sure if Maryland is one of them), that directly tie funding access to what kinds of grades and test scores students are getting. Which incentivizes schools to artificially "bump up" grades for students.</p><p></p><p>It becomes a "chicken and the egg" scenario.</p><p></p><p>A school can't access additional funds until grades and standardized test scores come up, but it's tough to make that happen if you don't have access to additional funds for more up-to-date teaching materials.</p><p></p><p>Sort of like saying "we can't give you paint to paint this car, until you've already painted this car"</p><p></p><p></p><p>The other flaw in the system is in localities where school funding is tied to property tax revenue. I see a lot of disparities in that regard here in Ohio.</p><p></p><p>There's a locality about 20 mins away from me that had so much additional money they had to find a way to spend, that they just put in a gourmet coffee shop (which I was surprised by, I guess part of me assumed for some reason that allowing high school kids to buy coffee at school wasn't allowed, but I guess I was wrong...or maybe, it's just for the faculty and staff, but none the less), and then 10 minutes north of that, a high school that literally doesn't have air conditioning yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThatRobGuy, post: 75788555, member: 123415"] I think this highlights a major flaw with one of the major underlying mindsets in terms of ranking schools by student performance. There are a lot of states (not sure if Maryland is one of them), that directly tie funding access to what kinds of grades and test scores students are getting. Which incentivizes schools to artificially "bump up" grades for students. It becomes a "chicken and the egg" scenario. A school can't access additional funds until grades and standardized test scores come up, but it's tough to make that happen if you don't have access to additional funds for more up-to-date teaching materials. Sort of like saying "we can't give you paint to paint this car, until you've already painted this car" The other flaw in the system is in localities where school funding is tied to property tax revenue. I see a lot of disparities in that regard here in Ohio. There's a locality about 20 mins away from me that had so much additional money they had to find a way to spend, that they just put in a gourmet coffee shop (which I was surprised by, I guess part of me assumed for some reason that allowing high school kids to buy coffee at school wasn't allowed, but I guess I was wrong...or maybe, it's just for the faculty and staff, but none the less), and then 10 minutes north of that, a high school that literally doesn't have air conditioning yet. [/QUOTE]
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