Over ten years, the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) Librarian/Media Services directors (as reported to DESE by districts) has fallen from 833 in 2007/08 to
Tag: Data Viz
2018 Household Income and School Rankings #DataVizDay
Back in September, we here at The Policy Minute shared with you the 2016 median household incomes of schools in the highest and lowest
New (and old) Rankings #DataVizDay
In Fall 2018, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) announced the first accountability designations based on the new system required under
“Turnaround” Plans & School Rankings #DataVizDay
Since 2010, 65 schools have been designated as “underperforming.” After at least three years of implementing a “turnaround plan”, a school is eligible to
Do Turnaround Schools actually Turn Around? #DataVizDay
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has been identifying “underperforming” (formerly Level Four) and “chronically underperforming” (formerly Level Five) schools since 2010. Sixty-five
Teacher Turnover in “Broad/Comprehensive Support” Schools #DataVizDay
The schools may need help, but what happens to the teachers? The teacher turnover rate represents the percentage of teachers who were working at the