in an article on charleston.net run by the post and courier they were talking about the new ppilot program that the government implimented for ten states to try to fix the problem of where the money goes for the schools that actually need help. the state superintendent of education Jim rex said that South Carolina will apply to become one of the ten states chosen for the initiative. which he explains would give us more flexibility to focus in on theh schools that really need it the most. as the law stands now any school that is even lacking in jusy one area is considered a failing school. where these students actually could succeed they are not getting to because the performance was not high enough in one or two areas of the governments scoring. as uit stands south carolina has some of the nation’s toughest AYP standards.
the program that ia going to be piloted uses a differential accountability model. this allows states more latitude in directing schools extra assistance to the schools facing the biggest challenges. alone in south Carolina this piloted idea would helop one third of the schools that are deamed failing. there are schools that missed the mark on 5 of the areas they need the most help. t his program coulf make it easier to acess the funds foir schools that realluy need the help not those that have good scores already.
