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Foorman, Barbara R. – National Comprehensive Center, 2020
The disappointing results of the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress--a dip in trajectory of reading proficiency for all students except those at the highest level of ability--are prompting states to consider new reading-related policies and actions. In "State Policy Levers for Improving Literacy," Barbara Foorman describes…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, Literacy Education, National Competency Tests
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Comstock, Meghan; Edgerton, Adam K.; Desimone, Laura M. – Grantee Submission, 2021
Using state-representative surveys of teachers and 94 interviews with state leaders and educators from 2016 to 2019, the authors examine perceptions of the policy environments for instructional content standards in Texas and Ohio and their association with teachers' practice. They find that Texas teacher perceive their policy environments for…
Descriptors: State Standards, Educational Change, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes
Christie, Kathy; Rose, Stephanie – Education Commission of the States (NJ3), 2012
Reading words and developing larger vocabularies are critical parts of reading proficiency, but these checkpoints do not have significance until young students grasp the meaning behind words. While teachers and the school culture can improve early reading proficiency, legislatures and state education agencies can support such efforts by…
Descriptors: Early Reading, State Policy, Reading Skills, Reading Comprehension