Class blogs
WWCSD Cyberattack and School Closure Raise Questions Over Safety Concerns
Wayne-Westland Community Schools left staff, students, and parents struggling to communicate after a district-wide internet and phone outage on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Later that week, the district confirmed the outage was caused by a cyberattack, with WXYZ reporting that the district worked to return to normal operations by the weekend following the attack. The same […]
Read MoreMultimedia Journalism: It’s More Than Just the Story
Throughout the semester, I quickly learned journalism is more than just discovering or even writing a good story–it’s about presenting data and information in a clear and compelling way. A good journalist keeps their audience engaged and informed while still able to come to their own conclusions. Multimedia journalism opens up better ways to report these […]
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 MoreTelling Stories In New Ways: What I Learned In Multimedia Journalism
This was my first semester at a university so I was nervous about the structure of my classes. I was surprised that the first couple of assignments were about getting accustomed to the class and introducing ourselves but it calmed me down because I was fearful of a more aggressive start! My multimedia journalism class […]
Read MoreTotal Eclipse Road Trip to Ohio
Our family traveled to Carey, Ohio on April 8, 2024, to see the complete and total solar eclipse. This eclipse was a major celestial event that was able to be seen in parts of Mexico, the United States, and Canada. While all of North America and Central America experienced a partial solar eclipse, only those within […]
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 MoreReading M-STEP Scores in Comparison to Another
Reading M-STEP scores in the Wayne-Westland Community School District offers a glimpse into how local students are progressing in key academic areas like English and math. Above is a comparison of the reading scores for M-Step from 2014 to now. For families and educators, these scores can help identify where students are excelling and where […]
Read MoreWayne-Westland Third-Grade M-STEP Test Results
Third-grade students at Wayne-Westland school district have had a dramatic drop in test scores in recent years. The data from each school shows a dramatic drop in test scores during the 2020-21 school year. P.D. Graham School seems to be the only elementary school in the district that was able to return their test scores […]
Read MoreWayne-Westland Community Schools Struggle with Declining Third-Grade Math Scores
The Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) is administered online to students in grades 3-7 to assess their knowledge of state English language arts and mathematics standards. In recent years, third-grade students in Wayne-Westland Community Schools District have experienced a decline in math scores. According to MISchoolData.com, it has been four years since any […]
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 […]
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