The board unanimously approved the measure earlier this week.
Among areas the report cards will cover are programs, graduates passing the teacher certification test, students graduating in six years and recruitment of minority students, the Detroit Free Press reported.
“These factors would tell us collectively about the overall performance of their teachers,” says board vice president John Austin.
The initiative will be phased in over the next three years.
Schools that get failing grades on the new report cards could receive help from the Michigan Department of Education. The results also might affect federal funding or the schools’ certification as teacher training institutions.
— Associated Press
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