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Data Quality Campaign, 2018
Alignment between K-12 education and the workforce is critical because jobs are changing. Students must be prepared not only for the jobs of today but also for the jobs of the future. Securely linking data between state K-12 and workforce data systems can create a bridge between these agencies as they develop shared career readiness goals for…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Elementary Secondary Education, Labor Force, Education Work Relationship
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Bhatt, Rachana; Koedel, Cory – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2012
We use data from one of the few states where information on curriculum adoptions is available--Indiana--to empirically evaluate differences in performance across three elementary-mathematics curricula. The three curricula that we evaluate were popular nationally during the time of our study, and two of the three remain popular today. We find large…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
Caronongan, Pia; Kirby, Gretchen; Malone, Lizabeth M.; Boller, Kimberly – Administration for Children & Families, 2011
Quality measurement serves as a foundation for child care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS). Understanding the variation that exists in quality measurement, the different contexts in which states make decisions, and the factors that play into their decisions can help administrators identify where their state may fall along the spectrum…
Descriptors: Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Rating Scales, Measurement Techniques