States Receive an Overall “C” Grade for K-12 Public Education Policies

January 21, 2002 States Receive an Overall "C" Grade for K-12 Public Education Policies States received an overall "C grade" for their policies in standards and accountability, teacher quality and education resources for grades K-12. This was one of the findings of a January 2002 report, Quality Counts 2002: Building Blocks for Success, by Education Week. In addition to its annual report card on the states, the special theme this year was early childhood education. The report concluded that while states are showing great interest in preparing children for learning at the kindergarten or pre-kindergarten levels, huge . . .