As I am getting ready for my adventure to Mom Congress, I have been doing research on the health of Washington state education..........I am finding some interesting results:
Washington ranks 44th in the nation for per-pupil spending (2008)
Washington ranks 3rd worst in class size out of 40 states and Washington DC
In 2008-2009, the pupil/teacher for WA state was 19:1. The U.S. average was 15.3.
Washington ranks last in average compensation among West Coast states.
It ranks 19th in average salary out of 50 states and Washington D.C.
Washington's average classroom teacher salary rank dropped from 5th to 19th place.
Due to state budget cuts, Washington has 3,684 fewer state funded K-12 educators in the 2009-11 biennium -- student enrollment has increased by more than 6,700 students.
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction:
Washington State Report Card
2009-2010 MSP/HSPE Results
The following lists the grades and the percentage that are meeting standard:
3rd grade
Reading 72.1% Math 61.8%
4th grade
Reading 67.2% Math 53.7% Writing 61.1%
5th grade
Reading 69.6% Math 53.6%
6th grade
Reading 64.6% Math 51.9%
7th grade
Reading 63.4% Math 55.3% Writing 70.3%
8th grade
Reading 69.4% Math 51.6% Science 54.5%
10th grade
Reading 78.9% Math 41.7% Writing 86.0% Science 44.8%
So, fellow Washington parents, what do you think about this? It seems to me that there is an issue with class size, education funding and academics. Can you share with me if you see truth in these statistics? PLease share :)
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