TC Weber takes a look at MNPS and allegations that the numbers just aren’t adding up:
For years, Metro Nashville Public Schools has increasingly relied on data to tell its story. Graduation rates. Test scores. Growth numbers. Attendance. College readiness. Career readiness. Dashboards. Strategic plans. PowerPoints.
Numbers everywhere.
And when the numbers look good, we are repeatedly told they are evidence that the strategies are working.
Fair enough.
But here’s the problem with building your success story almost entirely around numbers:
Eventually people start looking closely at the numbers.
And lately, more people seem to be looking.
By now, many Nashville education watchers have seen videos of former Teacher of the Year Samira Hardcastle accusing Metro Nashville Public Schools of forcing teachers to change grades and passing students she believes should not have passed.
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