Snapshot on SBAC

Smarter Balanced test gets a thumbs-up from these Beaverton students
Oregonian
Article by Wendy Owen
Audience: Public, Parents and Educators
Link: http://www.oregonlive.com/beaverton/index.ssf/2015/04/beaverton_students_like_smarte.html#comments
I know that there are many more stories and perspectives out in the schools, but I have to think this is a heavily biased report. This seems like a snapshot, but by no-means a mosaic. It will be interesting to see after the SBAC
is administered what the new realities will be versus the pre-test anxieties of parents,

The "Top" Rated Elementary Schools in Oregon?

Best Public Elementary Schools in Oregon

Niche.com/ March 2015 Url: https://k12.niche.com/rankings/public-elementary-schools/best-overall/s/oregon/

Relevance: school ratings Audience: public, parents

       I am often intrigued when I see the "rating" lists that come out in news and blogs. Generally, I like to look at them so I can see where the schools in the neighborhood fit and I feel fortunate that the schools where my son will go not only get rated well, but I know as an educator they are good schools. Quickly after looking at the neighborhood school I look with great skepticism at the ratings. This rating came out recently via a feed on my Facebook page by a website group called Niche (https://k12.niche.com).
       I found there information to be heavily biased to high socioeconomic status areas and schools in metro/suburban areas. When looking at the data they provide one might only think you have a great school if you are in Lake Oswego, West Linn, or more affluent areas of Beaverton. There are so