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Chris Domaleski; Carla Evans – National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, 2024
An advisory group representing a broad range of education leaders and experts from across the Commonwealth participated in the Massachusetts Accountability System Review Advisory Committee between December 2023 and June 2024. This document describes the work of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to engage…
Descriptors: Accountability, Advisory Committees, Elementary Secondary Education, State School District Relationship
Joanna Dressel – ITHAKA S+R, 2025
This report is the third in a three-part series examining how institutions of higher education have responded to state and federal policies limiting the use of transcript holds for unpaid balances. Ithaka S+R partnered with the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) to field the 2024 Transcript Hold…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Higher Education, Accountability, Federal Regulation
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Michael W. Kirst – Learning Policy Institute, 2024
This report analyzes the evolution and effectiveness of standards-based reforms in U.S. education. Starting from the increased federal involvement with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 1965 to the Goals 2000 launch of more recent reforms, the document explores the role of state governments in implementing systemic reforms aimed at…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Government Role, Outcomes of Education
National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, 2025
State leaders have long recognized the value of statewide tests. Many had well-developed testing systems long before the No Child Left Behind Act, signed in 2002, required annual assessments in grades 3-8. Another sign of that recognition is the recent plethora of new state testing requirements for K-3 students. But would states continue to test…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Measurement, State Government