That only determines minimum national requirements, not the full curriculum. They test once in grade school, once in middle school, and once in high school.
It’s true that a school can lose federal funding if the majority of the students fail to meet national standards, but that only accounts for 8-11% of public school funding.
It’s is, but it only perpetuates the problem. With no national accountability other than loss of funds, the sub-par school continues to operate with less funding. The federal government can’t assert any control over the district’s curriculum or staffing to improve standards.
States would lose federal funding if their schools did not meet federal standards.
https://www.ed.gov/esea
That only determines minimum national requirements, not the full curriculum. They test once in grade school, once in middle school, and once in high school.
https://www.coordinatingcenter.org/files/2018/09/Every-Student-Succeeds-Act-ESSA-What-You-Need-to-Know.pdf
It’s true that a school can lose federal funding if the majority of the students fail to meet national standards, but that only accounts for 8-11% of public school funding.
https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cma/public-school-revenue#:~:text=In school year 2020–21,in constant 2022–23 dollars.&text=Of this total%2C 11 percent,billion%2C were from local sources.
Completely understand, but with how tight budgets are for schools currently losing 8 to 11% of funding is devastating.
It’s is, but it only perpetuates the problem. With no national accountability other than loss of funds, the sub-par school continues to operate with less funding. The federal government can’t assert any control over the district’s curriculum or staffing to improve standards.
I wasn’t attempting to imply it was a good system, only that there are ramifications
That’s fair. In that respect, there are repercussions.