U.S. officials tell state to use same standards to grade charter schools
November 24, 2012 12:30 am
PHILADELPHIA -- Federal education officials have denied Pennsylvania's request to evaluate charter school achievement using more lenient criteria, saying they must be assessed by the same standard as traditional schools.
The rejection means Pennsylvania cannot substitute a less stringent method for measuring "adequate yearly progress," the federal benchmark known as AYP. Critics said the formula artificially inflated charter schools' performance for political reasons."I cannot approve this ... because it's not aligned with the statute and regulations," U.S. Assistant Education
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