Multimedia timeline: a full semester in review
(DEARBORN, MICH.) Apr. 23, 2025 – Edited Apr. 23, 2025 at 1:18am Journalism will always be an ever-changing machine that necessitates writers to constantly re-learn the game; it’s never for the faint of heart. Learning how to roll with the times this semester in JuMP 331 Multimedia Journalism has been nothing short of a privilege, […]
Read MoreFree universal meals at risk in Wayne-Westland schools
(WESTLAND, MICH.) Apr. 22, 2025 – Breakfast and lunch for all K-12 students at Wayne-Westland Community Schools currently comes free of charge. According to state officials, recent proposals from congressional Republicans may put that funding at risk. A list of proposals published by House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) included significant cuts to the […]
Read More2025 Wrapped, A Look Back
During this semester, I acquired many invaluable skills that I will be able to carry on with me for a very long time. Starting with MiSchoolData.org, I learned how to find, sort, and organize data within parameters. This data collection was mostly focused on local school districts. I appreciate using local schools for this class, […]
Read MoreJeff’s Terrific Journalism Timeline – A Semester Behind the Scenes: My Journey Through Multimedia Journalism
This semester in Multimedia Journalism has been one of the most interesting and fun classes in my college journey so far. As someone who has always had a love for journalism but in college studying psychology this has been a wonderful experience. Through a mix of hands-on projects, class discussions, and digital storytelling tools, I […]
Read MoreWayne-Westland third grade M-Step scores are up over the last decade, but still lag behind the Statewide averages.
The M-step scores over the years showcase a gradual increase in the percentage of scores over most Elementary Schools in the Wayne-Westland school district, but still holds a 13.7% deficit compared to the statewide average. The 2023-2024 average M-Step scores of Wayne Westland district-wide was 35.1%, the statewide was 48.8%. The highest scoring elementary school […]
Read MoreWayne-Westland adopts new assessment program amid poor elementary math scores
Wayne-Westland Community Schools has increased their streak to 8 years performing below the state average in elementary math scores as a district, scoring 22.3 percent below Michigan’s state average during the 2023-2024 school year. Since 2015, schools at Wayne-Westland have unanimously sat behind the statewide average for 3rd grade M-STEP scores. Schools like Taft-Galloway and […]
Read MoreWayne-Westland’s Third-Grade Math MSTEP Scores Continue to Fall Below State Averages
For roughly the past decade, third-graders in most of Wayne-Westland School District’s elementaries have had low MSTEP math scores compared to the state. In fact, only one out of the 10 elementaries had better third-grade MSTEP math scores than the state. Walker-Winter Elementary School outperformed the state in the math MSTEP exam during the 2014-2015, […]
Read MoreWayne-Westland Showing Modest Improvements in Test Scores
Wayne-Westland elementary schools are seeing M-Step test scores recover slightly after several years of low scores compared to the state’s average. For most schools in the district, scores have dropped since the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years. More recently, however, test scores have begun to rise from this nadir in […]
Read MoreWayne-Westland Third-Grade Math Scores Continue to Trail State Averages, Makes Small Gains in 2023-24
The latest MSTEP Math results for Wayne-Westland third-graders show a small step in the right direction, but there’s still a long road ahead when it comes to improving math scores across the district. In the 2023-24 school year, 21.1% of third-grade students in the district scored proficient in math, this is up slightly from 20.8% […]
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 […]
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