Would it better if schools with low test scores were closed? 29% of North Carolina’s schools are rated a “D” or “F” (CITE). There could be many reasons for schools to close down. It could be the location, environment, or teaching methods. Many people argue that schools that have low tests scores should be closed down. They would argue that every student deserves the chance to enjoy a quality education. Yet, what this argument fails to consider is that the students displaced by school closures often have limited options when enrolling in a new school. A school should be closed down if there is no adequate yearly progress shown for the NCLB law, students begin to try adjust changes, and No Child Left Behind law that was signed in 2001. Its intention is to pull up low-performing schools. NCLB includes a requirement that schools that …show more content…
Only 6 percent of students transferred to schools that had test scores in the top quartile of the district, while 40 percent of displaced students enrolled in schools on academic probation and 42 percent enrolled in receiving schools with scores in the lowest quartile of the distribution of scores in the system” (www.aft.org). In conclusion, today i have talked about a school that has low test scores, reasons for schools gaining low test score, the No child left behind law and shared a story. I hope that the individuals in the audience will consider my reasoning. To me is all depends on the number of years the school has been gaining low test scores. If a school has a result of low test scores for the first time but has gotten good test scores in the past then it should not be closed down. If a school has a result of low test scores for a large number of years in the past, then that closed should be closed because it is not getting