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LAUSD Releases Its Own “Value-Added” Rankings of Schools

LAUSD Releases Its Own “Value-Added” Rankings of Schools

LAUSD Releases Its Own “Value-Added” Rankings of Schools

by CYNTHIA on APRIL 15, 2011

Superintendent John Deasy takes over the second-largest school system in America, LAUSD, just as the district releases its own calculations of student performance based on standardized test scores. From the LA Times:

The Los Angeles Unified School District’s new school performance measure is likely to surprise many parents, who have traditionally compared schools — and at times purchased homes — based on the state’s Academic Performance Index, which rates schools on a 1,000-point