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US Government Accountability Office, 2016
Beginning in 2011, the Department of Education (Education) used its statutory authority to invite states to apply for waivers from certain provisions in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) through its Flexibility initiative. To receive Flexibility waivers, states had to agree to meet other requirements related to college- and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
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Berk, Ronald A. – Journal of Faculty Development, 2016
Recently, student outcomes have bubbled to the top of debates about how to evaluate teaching in community and liberal arts colleges, universities, and professional schools, but even more international attention has been riveted on how outcomes are being used to evaluate teachers and administrators K-12 (Harris, 2012; Rowen & Raudenbush, 2016;…
Descriptors: Value Added Models, Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education, Teacher Evaluation
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Kornhaber, Mindy L.; Barkauskas, Nikolaus J.; Griffith, Kelly M. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2016
The Common Core State Standards Initiative seeks to prepare all students to graduate high school without remedial needs, to improve transparency across states' accountability systems, and to foster efficiencies in the development and distribution of educational resources. The reform was adopted in more than 40 states and has been described as…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Federal Aid, Philanthropic Foundations, Private Financial Support