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Carmichael, Sheila Byrd; Wilson, W. Stephen; Finn, Chester E., Jr.; Winkler, Amber M.; Palmieri, Stafford – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2009
Subject-matter experts reviewed the content, rigor, and clarity of the first public drafts of the "Common Core" standards released in September 2009 by the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) of the National Governors Association and Council of Chief State School Officers. Using the same criteria, the same experts also…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, National Standards, State Standards, Global Approach
Harr, Jenifer J.; Parrish, Tom; Socias, Miguel; Gubbins, Paul – American Institutes for Research, 2007
Passed in 1999, the Public Schools Accountability Act (PSAA) established a results-based accountability system in California with specific performance targets for schools. The PSAA created a system of rewards and sanctions for meeting or not meeting those targets, and established assistance programs for low-performing schools. In 2001, the High…
Descriptors: Sanctions, Academic Achievement, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness