"LA Parents Get Unprecedented Look at High School Effectiveness: A Game-Changer for Choosing the Right Fit? In a groundbreaking move, the Los Angeles Unified School District sent letters to thousands of parents last fall with a unique twist - data-driven insights into the academic success of local high schools. The letters, aimed at helping eighth-grade parents make informed decisions about their child's future education, provided a detailed analysis of each school's effectiveness in helping students learn. For the first time, parents had access to a comprehensive evaluation of their local high schools, allowing them to compare and contrast institutions based on factors such as graduation rates, test scores, and college readiness. But what do these data-driven letters reveal about the strengths and weaknesses of LA's high schools, and how might they change the way parents choose the right fit for their child?"
In the fall of 2019, thousands of parents in Los Angeles received letters in the mail designed to help them choose a high school for their eighth graders. Many of these letters included novel data on how effective different high schools were at helping students learn. submitted by /u/ddgr815 [link] [comments]
