I wanted to pass along a fantastic online information source that is really worth checking out. In 2010 NBC News put together the "Education Nation Summit" to address education reform as a national issue. The media outlet believes that it is the duty of quality journalists to inform the country about pressing national issues, and NBC believes that education is perhaps the most important problem facing our country today.
The most direct use for anyone interested in learning about the quality of their child's (or their own) school, is the Education Nation Scorecard for Schools. The application allows anyone to view specific data regarding test scores, graduation rates, and numerous other categories about individual public schools in their area. In addition, the application allows users to compare school ratings to other schools in the area, as well as compare their region to others in the state, and their state to other states in the country. The scorecard can be found at the following link: http://nbcscorecard.greatschools.org/
The 2011 Education Nation will begin the week of September 25th.
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