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Getting to the Core: How Early Implementers Are Approaching the Common Core in California

Brown, Brentt; Vargo, Merrill – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2014

California has embarked on a major new wave of curriculum reform with the adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), the new English Language Development (ELD) standards, and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The adoption of the CCSS builds a legacy of standards-based education reform in California that began with the…

Descriptors: State Standards, Program Implementation, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies

Research on Globalization and Education

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Spring, Joel – Review of Educational Research, 2008

Research on globalization and education involves the study of intertwined worldwide discourses, processes, and institutions affecting local educational practices and policies. The four major theoretical perspectives concerning globalization and education are world culture, world systems, postcolonial, and culturalist. The major global educational…

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Global Approach, Educational Research

Assessment Handbook Volume 3: Accommodations and Alternate Assessment Scale. Strategies To Support the Participation of Students with Disabilities and Limited English Proficiency in Montana's Statewide Assessment. January, 2002. Revised.

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Montana State Office of Public Instruction, Helena. – 2002

The 2000-2001 school year brought changes in statewide testing in Montana and in assessment requirements tied to two federal programs, Title I and Special Education. This document provides guidance to districts about their responsibilities relative to the involvement of students served by these programs in statewide assessment, describing the ways…

Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Compensatory Education, Disabilities, Educational Testing

Elementary School Achievement Profiles. A School-by-School Report of Basic Skills, Test Results, and School/Student/Staff Data. School Year 1983-94.

Portland Public Schools, OR. Dept. of Research, Evaluation, and Testing. – 1984

This report presents the 1983-84 summary achievement profiles of the 82 Portland, Oregon, elementary schools for use by school staffs, administrators, and the community for planning, goal setting, and evaluation. The profiles contain Portland Achievement Level Tests results plus data on the physical facility, school personnel, student enrollment,…

Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Elementary Education

National Overview: Measuring College and Career Readiness--The Class of 2009

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ACT, Inc., 2009

"Measuring College and Career Readiness" represents a snapshot of the ACT-tested graduates in the class of 2009 and focuses on their readiness for college and careers. Designed to inform policymakers and practitioners about selected indicators of effectiveness, it is not intended to be comprehensive but instead is designed to help…