An Inside Look at School Ratings

Notes from the Backpack: A PTA Podcast by National PTA

Sep 28, 202224:43Kids & family

What goes into a school rating? School ratings often leave families feeling confused, wondering what a singular number tells them about the quality of a school. To get to the bottom of this, our hosts interviewed Jon Dea...

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