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exams		 % Scoring
proficient
  • 1996 8th grade math
    		•  14%
  • 1996 4th grade math
    		•  19%
  • 1996 8th grade science
    		•  21%
  • 1994 4th grade reading
    		•  26%
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  • Efforts to raise teacher quality
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    B 
  • School climate
    		•  D+
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    transparent.gif (43 bytes) Equity B+
    transparent.gif (43 bytes) Allocation C 
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    W est Virginia tightened its accountability system last year. The state created an office of education performance audits to help funnel expertise and money into low-performing school systems. Lawmakers also allocated $500,000 to provide professional development for teachers and evaluate the worth of such programs. But the state is still struggling to get out from under a school finance lawsuit even though it has one of the nation's most equitable funding systems.

    * NOTE: The equity grade is based on 1994-95 data, the most recent available.


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    © 1999 Editorial Projects in Education

    Vol. 18, number 17, page 183