Flipping the Script: This Class Made Me See Myself Differently
I came into this class thinking it would be a light ride, write a few blogs, turn in some articles, and move on. What I didn’t expect was how much this course would challenge me, not just as a student, but as a communicator and critical thinker. There were days when I was stuck for […]
Read More“Falling Behind at the Start: Third-Grade Math in Wayne-Westland Tells a Troubling Story”
Over the past five school years, third-grade students in the Wayne-Westland Community School District have shown a clear and steady decline in math proficiency. According to MSTEP data, in 2014–15, about 35.1% of third-graders in the district passed the math portion of the statewide test. By 2018–19, that number had dropped to just 28.5%. This […]
Read MoreHow Are Third Graders in Wayne-Westland Doing in Math? Here’s a 10-Year Look!
When it comes to student achievement, data can tell a powerful story. In Michigan, one of the key tools for measuring how students are doing is the M-STEP, administered each spring. For third graders, the math portion of the M-STEP is an early indicator of how well foundational concepts are being taught and absorbed in […]
Read MoreFraser 3rd-grade MSTEP scores drop for most elementaries across district
Third-grade students in Fraser Public Schools elementaries have had falling math scores, overall, for the past several years. The most recent MSTEP math scores, in fact, showed that students at just one of Fraser’s schools outperformed the state in MSTEP math results in 2022-2023. That compares to 2014-2015 when every school in the district had […]
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