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<li> That article isn’t entirely correct. Schools that are ranked with a letter grade of C and below can have students request a voucher, if they meet the income standards. The link below gives you idea of the number of schools that are ranked. As you can see, 2/3 of the schools are ranked C and below.<br></li>
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<p>[404</a> - Page Not Found - Louisiana Department of Education](<a href=“http://www.doe.state.la.us/topics/letter_grades.htm]404”>http://www.doe.state.la.us/topics/letter_grades.htm)</p>
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<li><p>A school’s ranking isn’t entirely on test scores. It is based on a school performance score - which includes school attendance, dropout rate and test scores. </p></li>
<li><p>4th and 8th grade tests (in a K-8 school) count much more than 3rd, 5th, 6th, and
7th grade scores. </p></li>
<li><p>I teach at a K-8 school. If a student leaves our school due to his age and attends the alternative school and drops out, we get credit for his dropout. The SPS (School performance Score) isn’t based entirely on testing and students below grade level. </p></li>
<li><p>My daugher attends a wonderful 1-8 Magnet School. Our local high school is ranked a D-. We do not meet the income requirements - however, even if we did, we have NO school within an hour for the students to attend. The local Catholic high school has chosen NOT to accept voucher students. </p></li>
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<p>I agree, Parlabane - it’s only going to make things worse. The students that apply for spots will be put into a lottery system and only a VERY small % of these students will be accepted. </p>
<p>Most of the teachers I know and work with are great teachers. We are up against uneducated parents who are interested in us babysitting. We get very little help from home and just resistance. Plus, our governor has Presidential aspirations and wouldn’t even take the time to listen before he put this through the 1st few days of the legislative session.</p>