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Fleischman, Steve; Scott, Caitlin; Sargrad, Scott – Center for American Progress, 2016
Signed into law in December 2015, the Every Student Suceeds Act (ESSA) offers state education agencies significant opportunities to use evidence to support the improvement of schools and ensure better outcomes for all students. ESSA replaces the law, regulations, and guidance established through the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), but two…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Program Implementation, Evidence Based Practice
Brown, Catherine; Boser, Ulrich; Sargrad, Scott; Marchitello, Max – Center for American Progress, 2016
In December 2015, President Barack Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which replaced No Child Left Behind (NCLB), as the nation's major law governing public schools. ESSA retains the requirement that states test all students in reading and math in grades three through eight and once in high school, as well as the requirement that…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Alignment (Education)
Farbman, David A.; Goldberg, David J.; Miller, Tiffany D. – Center for American Progress, 2014
With the widespread adoption of the Common Core State Standards, public education in the United States is poised to take a major step forward in readying the next generation of Americans for success in higher education and the workforce. Gaining a realistic understanding of students' performance levels, meeting students where they currently are,…
Descriptors: School Schedules, State Standards, Program Implementation, Extended School Day
Donaldson, Morgaen L.; Papay, John P. – Center for American Progress, 2012
In recent years policymakers have seized on teacher evaluation as a primary lever for improving schools. Of all school factors--from expanded school calendars to smaller class sizes to community and family engagement programs--teachers contribute the most to student achievement. Policymakers reason that evaluating teachers based on their students'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Teaching Methods, Cooperation, Unions