Glory and failure abound across Michigan’s charter school landscape, as students flow to and from traditional public schools.
Michigan Academic State Champs
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VIDEO: Making sense of Academic State Champs
Here’s a useful video that explains how Academic State Champs was done.
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‘Why is THAT school an Academic State Champ?’
You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers about how Bridge determines district and school rankings
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Academic State Champs district press release
(click here to download a Word document) (District name here) named Academic State Champion (Date of release) (Contact name and phone number for reporters to call for additional information) DATELINE (name of your community) – (name of your school district) on February 3 was announced as an Academic State Champion by Bridge Magazine. Only 69 […]
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Academic State Champs district community letter
(click here to download a Word file) Dear ______, I have some terrific news to share with you: (Insert school district name here) on February 3 was named an Academic State Champion by Bridge Magazine. Only 69 districts in the state received this recognition. To determine the winners, Bridge partnered with Public Sector Consultants, Inc. […]
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Academic State Champs bumper sticker
Get your FREE Academic State Champs bumper sticker! Click here to find out how.
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Michigan’s most overachieving schools: is your school an Academic State Champ?
One is a rural northern Michigan school district receiving the minimum state funding per student. Another is nestled in a wealthy suburban enclave populated with professors and physicians. Several more are charter schools serving low-income students of Middle-Eastern backgrounds. All are among the best public schools in Michigan, getting more out of their students than […]
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Academic state champs: Top 10 lists
What are the top 10 charter schools in the state? The top 10 affluent school districts? What schools get the most academic achievement from their fourth-graders? The winners, ranging from small rural districts to urban charter schools, are the state’s best at raising student achievement above expected scores for the student body’s income level, according […]
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Searchable Database: Academic State Champs
Fifty-four Michigan public school districts and charters were named 2013 Academic State Champions. Winners represented the top 10 percent of districts and charters in a database created by Bridge Magazine and Public Sector Consultants that used test scores and socioeconomic status to determine which schools are exceeding expectations. How to read the chart: An Academic […]
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Guest column: Another perspective on ranking ‘valuable’ schools
By Jeff Padden/Public Policy Associates Bridge Magazine published an analysis of the Value-Added Matrix scores for 560 school districts in Michigan, including 52 charter schools and 508 traditional public schools. The VAM scores attempt to correct for differences among the student bodies in schools by looking at the socioeconomic condition of the district, a factor […]
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