Keeping Schools in Check Keeping Schools in Check Today, we are living in an information age. With the click of a computer key, a screen is illuminated with charts, graphs, and research detailing the latest statistics in almost any given field.
Data are literally at one's fingertips.
Yet, when parents attempt to gather information on the public schools in their district, they often are met with little success. In an effort to uncover its true meaning, a 50-state study was conducted to assess what it is that parents and educators most want to know about their local schools. Against the backdrop of growing pressure for school choice and greater competition among educational institutions, Education Week reports that schools are slowly beginning to unearth statistics representative of their academic performance. Parents want documentation of test scores and graduation rates. They want to know what is happening behind the schoohouse doors.