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Steele, Michael D.; Remillard, Janine; Baker, John Y.; Keazer, Lindsay M.; Herbel-Eisenmann, Beth – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2016
The past three decades in mathematics education policy and research have seen a considerable focus on algebra and its place in secondary schools. Access to and success in the first high school course, most often termed Algebra I, has been framed as a civil rights issue, a harbinger of college success, and a lynchpin to global competitiveness.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Educational Policy, Algebra, Secondary School Students
Reform Support Network, 2013
This brief provides an overview of the Instructional Improvement System (IIS) models for State education agencies in Hawaii, Kentucky, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio and Rhode Island, along IIS goals in the following areas: (1) Standards and Curriculum; (2) Instructional Practices; (3) Assessment and Growth; (4) Learner Profiles; (5) Data…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, State Departments of Education, State Standards, Curriculum Development
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Desimone, Laura – Teachers College Record, 2013
Background: Since the onset of standards-based reform and its continuation in the form of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and now Race to the Top, debates have continued about whether such policies foster desirable change in states, districts, schools and classrooms. Research Question: The study asks: How do state and district administrators,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Academic Standards, State Standards, Educational Legislation