The AASA recently conducted a national poll to determine what the public believes are the best indicators that schools are providing a high quality education. According to the poll, conducted by professional pollsters, the American public believes that high parental involvement is the best indicator that a school is providing a high quality education. Children who are happy and like school was the second best indicator.
Test scores are an important component of a good educational system.
And our support for their use is an integral part of the continued improvement of school accountability systems and the growing confidence in our public schools. The public understands the need to measure the success of our children, but it strongly believes that more than test scores determine the ultimate success of local schools.