By the third year, only 25 percent of those students are still in college. Fleming Neon High also had a low number for teacher training. According to its report card, last year just 32 percent of teachers received extra training in the subjects they teach. That's because the school was focused on technology, and all the teachers were trained in that. And when you consider that schools such as Western Hills send half their seniors to college, Jackson High School's rate of 16 percent seems very low.
Parents seem to appreciate the new information they get from report cards.
Jordison, however, worries that the education terminology is still too confusing. And Franklin County parent Ventra Mapp said she wishes all parents received the expanded report card, which shows how different groups of students perform. Click here for a complete listing of school report cards E-mail this story to a friend. All rights reserved. Any copying, redistribution, or retransmission of any of the contents of this service without the expressed written consent of the Lexington Herald-Leader is prohibited.