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Louisiana Education Educational Excellence Review Goals Put Essay

Louisiana Education Educational Excellence Review goals put Educational Excellence All Children Act (1999). Goal 1: Ready learn year 2000, children America start school ready learn. Goal 2: School Completion year 2000, high school graduation rate increase 90%.

Educational Excellence for All Children Act (1999):

How does Louisiana measure up?

When President Clinton reauthorized the Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 in the form of the Educational Excellence for All Children Act (1999), he intended to reinforce such concepts as 'high academic standards, top-quality teachers in smaller classes, safe schools" and emphasize the need for a greater degree of accountability of schools and teachers (Kickbush & Winters 1999). The Act set six major goals for all schools. Sadly, the state of Louisiana has received a failing grade from a number of independent, objective review boards in relation to its ability to meet these six goals. The National Center for Education Statistics has consistently ranked Louisiana as the second-worst state in terms of its quality of public education (Todd 2012). For most of its history, "pending for schools and teacher salaries in Louisiana was ranked lower than nearly all of the 50 states" and "salaries still rank 48th in a national comparison," reflecting the discrepancy between goals for students and the actual ability and desire of the state to compensate teachers able to foster a healthy learning environment (Progress of education in Louisiana, 2007, SEDL: 1; 3).

Goal 1: All children in America will start school ready to learn

It is important to remember that looking at overall state figures does not mean that there are not bright, shining stars in the midst of Louisiana. For example, the Ernest Gallet elementary school in Youngsville was given a grade of 'A' for its school performance, with more than 86% of students performing above grade level (Ernest Gallet, 2011, Louisiana Schools...

This suggests that within this school district of 1,044, even one in which 35.8% of all students are eligible for federal free and reduced meal program, some students come sufficiently prepared and 'ready to learn.' However, such institutions are the exception, rather than the rule in Louisiana.
Goal 2: 90% high school graduation rate

Louisiana has also failed to meet the Educational Excellence for All Children Act goal of a 90% graduation rate for high school students. The 2012 graduation rate, according to the Louisiana Department of Education was only 67% (Todd 2012). As a point of contrast, the national graduation rate is 72% (Koebler 2011). One high school located near the high-performing elementary school Ernest Gallet, the O. Comeaux High School of the Lafayette Parish, has only 72% of students performing at grade level and was awarded a C -- in terms of its efficacy (O. Comeaux High School, 2011, Louisiana Schools Report Cards).

Goals 3 & 4: Student achievement and citizenship: Making U.S. students the first in the world in science and mathematics

Louisiana's science education standards have been subject to particularly harsh criticism. "A separate academic index by the American Institute of Physics ranked Louisiana 48 out of 50 in science education, and 47 out of 50 in mathematics (Todd 2012). One of the reasons for this lies in the passage of the Louisiana Science Education Act which allows teachers to teach creationism with evolution "even though the religious theories have no grounding in science and evolution is one of the key tenets of modern biology and life science" (Todd 2012). This directly…

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http://nces.ed.gov/naal/pdf/state_summaries/Louisiana.pdf
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