Most Nebraska public schools are doing well under new accountability criteria.
State Education Commissioner Matt Blomstedt gave a positive assessment of school district quality in releasing the new accountability formula. . .

Under the new criteria, 13-percent of the state’s schools are categorized as excellent…nearly 42 percent are rated as great…around 37 percent as good…and nearly 8 percent fall into the “need improvement” category.
The new criteria goes under the name AQuESTT, which stands for Accountability for a Quality Education System Today and Tomorrow.

Blomstedt says the schools needing help come from a variety of backgrounds…rural and urban…Native American…and those with populations that drift in and out of the community. . .

Three struggling schools have been designated for help by the state.