Proposed performance level descriptors are designed to continue hiding bad student outcomes - The Sentinel

Proposed performance level descriptors are designed to continue hiding bad student outcomes - The Sentinel

Which of the following provides a clear understanding of student achievement in Kansas: 33% of Kansas students are below grade level in math, or 33% of students have Identified Needs? Obviously, ‘below grade level’ has more meaning, so why would the Kansas Department of Education (KSDE) not use performance level descriptors that are easy to understand? The answer is that KSDE does not want parents to know that one in three students are below gra…