New @NAEP_NCES scores will be out by the end of October. For #TableauTuesday, here's a look at recent results for Alabama and other southeastern states. First, a look at proportion of students at basic, proficient and advanced versus below basic. #aledchat public.tableau.com/app/profile/al… That dashboard allows you to choose any year's test, 2009 to 2019, by race and poverty status. The cutoff bar is at the Basic level.

"Proficient achievement level does not represent grade level proficiency as determined by other assessment standards." nces.ed.gov/nationsreportc…

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Federal $ pay for special education & Title I programs, which help children with disabilities & children in poverty. In Alabama, that equals around $1 billion (with a "b") each year for the past 10 years--around 15% of the yearly total $ 1/ #aledchat al.com/news/2022/10/s… Folks talk about dropping federal education dollars because they're tied to this or that, but the reality is that hundreds of thousands of Alabama's children will lose access to necessary services (special education, extra support) they need without those federal dollars.

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Intentional or not, this message from Republicans appears to be working, according to the "Retain Alabama" report by @ACHE_EDU which looked at college students & why they may choose to stay or to go. Not sure if any lawmakers read it, but it says something about their work. 1/16

https://twitter.com/lyman_brian/status/1512099130981634052

The report's key findings point out differences between residents and non-residents, white students and students of color, and first-generation college students and non-first-generation students. 2/16