“Poor Assessment Tool” Led to Jacksonville KIPP schools failure
Lest the Florida Times-Union editors are accused again of truncating a comment, the explanation for Jacksonville’s failing KIPP school is a curious one:
Passion and perception are hardly issues for the new KIPP school on Jacksonville’s Northwest neighborhood.
The school was opened with a halo effect, with the confidence that its long school day and its college prep culture would transform student achievement.
Those great hopes were dashed when the first group of 90 fifth-grade students turned in disappointing performance. Their achievement slipped significantly in fifth grade from their fourth-
