AYP Pressure Mounts

Thursday, October 2, 2008, the Denver Post announced that only 48 of 151 Denver Public Schools schools met the adequate yearly progress (AYP) goals mandated by NCLB law.   The article went on to report that statewide only 60% of Colorada schools met their progress targets, compared with 75% that met the target goals in 2007.  The Colorado Department of Education attributed this decline to the schedule of AYP improvement that the law outlines.  According to the NCLB law, every three years the bar is raised to meet the AYP goals, which are to culminate in 100%… Continue reading →