As Education Week‘s Quality Counts turns 20, the nation has posted a solid C—the same as last year—on the report’s 2016 summative-grading indicator.
The report card has evolved through the years, taking on its current, streamlined form in 2015. That form incorporates state and national grades on three indices developed by the Education Week Research Center.
• The Chance-for-Success Index provides a cradle-to-career perspective on the role that education plays in promoting positive outcomes throughout a person’s life.
• The K-12 Achievement Index rates states on current academic performance, change over time, and poverty-based gaps.
• The school finance analysis assesses spending patterns and equity.
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