Cincinnati’s achievement gap initiatives
When educators nationwide want to look at proven ways to turn around a struggling urban school system, this is the city they visit.
Over a decade, Cincinnati Public Schools’ graduation rate has jumped from 50 to 80 percent. And in the past five years, the reading and math proficiency of its elementary students has climbed in many schools.
Those gains have been fueled by big improvements in the performance of black students, who make up more than half of the district’s 30,000 students. In 2006, 2007 and 2010, black students’ graduation rates surpassed those of whites.
Via Molly Beck.
Cincinnati spent $602,605,253 during 2013 [PDF] for 33,000 students or $18,261/student.
Madison plans to spend $402,265,253 for 25,107 full time and 2,079 pre-k students (about 14,800/student) during the 2014-2015 school year [detailed budget package 2.5mb pdf]
