Each & Every Child: Your Guide to Testing and School Accountability in Kentucky |
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An essential resource for parents, educators, and everyone concerned about education in Kentucky |
 Rick McComb, Kentucky Department of Education |
Each & Every Child by Susan Perkins Weston, published by the Prichard Committee, is your guide to testing and school accountability in Kentucky. The book is useful to anyone concerned about education in Kentucky.
You may use this book to answer basic questions such as: How do we test what students have learned? How does Kentucky hold schools accountable for learning? What are schools doing to meet their goals?
To order your copy of Each & Every Child, print out our order form, or call the Prichard Committee at 1-800-928-2111.
Who needs this book?
- Parents, Guardians, and Grandparents
- School Volunteers and Mentors
- Teachers and Administrators
- School Board Members
- School-based Decision-making Council Members
- Anyone concerned about education in Kentucky
How can you use this book?
Find answers to basic questions:
- How do we test what students have learned?
- How do we score schools?
- How does Kentucky hold schools accountable for learning?
- What are schools doing to meet their goals?
Use it as a convenient, accurate resource on such topics as
- High school graduation requirements
- The weight given each subject in school ratings
- Whether spelling counts
- Which grade tests which subjects
- How much a parent should help with a student's portfolio writing
- The difference between a norm-referenced test and a standards-based test
- Samples of testing questions
- Who developed the tests now used in Kentucky
This is the most comprehensive guide to testing in Kentucky to date!
About the Author
Susan Perkins Weston is executive director of the Kentucky Association of School Councils, a statewide non-profit organization that works to help school councils succeed in improving student performance. She previously served as an associate with the Office of Educational Research and Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education.
Weston is a graduate of Swarthmore College and the Yale University Law School. She lives in Danville with her husband, Beau, and their children, Molly, Nora, and Joe.
Weston has written other books for the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence: School-Based Decision Making: A Guide for School Council Members and Others (1992 and 1993 editions) and A School Budget Primer: Citizens' Guide to School Finance (1992).
How to Order Each & Every Child
To order your copy of Each & Every Child, print out our order form, or call the Prichard Committee at 1-800-928-2111.
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