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Bornfreund, Laura; McCann, Clare; Williams, Conor; Guernsey, Lisa – New America, 2014
Earlier this year, in "Subprime Learning: Early Education in America since the Great Recession," the current state of early education in the U.S. was surveyed by examining progress over the last five years . It was found that while the public, political, and research consensus is stronger than ever, the field remains in dire need of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators
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Nelson, Meta; Eddy, Rebecca M. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2008
This case study of one middle school focuses on improving teachers' skills in data-driven decision making through analysis of student work and their own professional practice. The expectation that schools will make adequate yearly progress has pushed evaluation practice down to the teacher level, where teachers are asked to analyze and…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Standardized Tests, Evaluative Thinking