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Refining Statewide School Accountability Systems: Lessons From Innovative State Approaches Under ESSA
Over the past two decades, federal education policies such as the No Child Left Behind Act and the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) have sought...
Checking In: Are Math Assignments Measuring Up?
In this report, the focus on is on the role of classroom assignments in a context of increased rigor for daily learning. The report notes...
English Learners in States’ Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Plans: Scan of Consolidated State Plans Submitted May 2017
This report provides a summary of the 17 ESSA plans submitted by May 31, 2017 to the U.S. Department of Education. The purpose of this report...
Charting Success: Data Use and Student Achievement in Urban Schools
The study examines the relationship between interim data-use practices at the school and classroom levels and student achievement. The study draws on teacher and principal...
Literature Review Related to Assessment and Accountability Provisions Relevant to English Learners
This literature review summarizes the theoretical and research literature related to the characteristics of coherent, valid, reliable, and fair assessment systems that are aligned to...
Common Core Math In The K-8 Classroom: Results from a National Teacher Survey
Based on a survey of elementary and middle school teachers, the authors of this report investigate whether teachers have changed what and how they teach mathematics...
Quality Counts 2016: Report and Rankings
This is the 20th edition of Education Week's Quality Counts report - Called to Account: New Directions in School Accountability - which focuses on how...
Equations and Inequalities: Making Mathematics Accessible to All
This report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is based on results from the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a...
19 Times Data Analysis Empowered Students and Schools: Which Students Succeed and Why?
Which Students Succeed and Why? This report answers this question by reviewing studies that used educational data to improve and address inequalities in the U.S....
Listen to Us: Teacher Views and Voices
This survey, conducted by the Center on Education Policy (CEP), provides insight into teachers' feelings regarding current education issues and their profession. This national survey...