Most improved does not necessarily mean that the Goals Panel considers the amount of progress made to be sufficient. It is simply a means of recognizing those states that have made the greatest progress toward the Goal by this measure. Areas of Improvement lists each area in which your state s performance has gotten significantly better, compared to where it stood at the beginning of the decade. Areas of Decline lists each area in which your state s performance has gotten significantly worse, compared to where it stood at the beginning of the decade. These reports offer useful information about innovative educational programs and policies implemented in states and communities that are making progress in areas related to the Goals.
Parents receive their child s score, as well as school district, and state scores.
Through the use of a bar chart, the parents are provided with an approximate range within which the middle half of the students in the school scored.