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Direct linkConnors-Tadros, L. – Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, 2014
The Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO) was asked to provide information on how other states are approaching the development and implementation of Kindergarten Entry Assessment (KEA) as part of a comprehensive assessment system. Specifically, the request asked for information about KEA measures used by other states, the processes…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, State Policy, Information Sources, Educational Resources
Download full textSpagnolo, Joseph A. – 1997
A state superintendent of education discusses standards from the point of view of a policymaker, acknowledging both educational and political elements. The objective for the policymaker is to take the work of researchers and educational theorists and make it something that practitioners and ultimately the public can understand. The first thing is…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Educational Technology
Peer reviewedStitzlein, Sarah M.; Feinberg, Walter; Greene, Jennifer; Miron, Luis – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2007
Education is experiencing a case of misplaced accountability, where an exclusive reliance on high stakes tests overlooks the more subtle judgments of teachers and professional educators and, because of its simplicity, passes as democratic. This article investigates the theoretical underpinnings of current accountability initiatives and draws upon…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Educational Objectives, High Stakes Tests, Accountability
Craig, John C.; Solliday, Michael A. – 1992
The state of Illinois recently has required state goals for learning to be identified and assessed in the following areas of learning: language arts, mathematics, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, fine arts, and physical development and health. The Illinois Goal Assessment Program (IGAP) is designed to assess the progress made…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Educational Theories
McGee, Glenn W. – 1997
What the Illinois Goal Assessment Program (IGAP) test actually tests and the consequences of these tests for funding decisions were studied with a random sample of 100 school districts in the Cook County suburbs of Chicago. Eighth-grade IGAP scores for reading were obtained from the state report card, a document prepared by each school district…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement Tests, Analysis of Variance, Attendance
NCBE CrossCurrents, 1997
The four issues of the first volume of this National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education newsletter include articles on these topics: organization and programs of the Department of Education's Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs; identifying school reform practices in linguistically diverse schools; state data on…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Change Strategies
