Education Department issues scathing report on Albany High
Posted: Jul 01, 2010 3:06 PM PDT
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The State Education Department has released a scathing report on Albany High School.
The department accused the school of failing to help struggling students, as well as students with disabilities, making little effort to engage them or track their performances.
The report was created after an intensive 2 - 3 day on-site review of teaching and learning at Albany High. This is required due to the school's status of persistently being the lowest-achieving school in the city.
The report reveals low expectations of students are evident in most observed classrooms. It is noted that attendance is a chronic problem with some students missing half or more of their classes, especially for freshman and sophomores.
This information flies in the face of a recent Newsweek ranking that put Albany High in the top s