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How Many Schools Have Not Made Adequate Yearly Progress Under the No Child Left Behind Act? (Updated August 2010)
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| Author(s): Shelby Dietz and Malini Roy |
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| Drawing on data from state departments of education and other public sources, this report estimates the number and percentage of public schools that did not make adequate yearly progress. The report finds that approximately one-third of the nation’s public schools did not make AYP in school year 2008-09, although the number varied greatly by state. A table outlining the percentage of schools not making AYP by state is also included. |
| Published: March 11, 2010
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Better Federal Policies Leading to Better Schools
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| Author(s): Nancy Kober, Jack Jennings, and Jody Peltason |
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| This document contains CEP's recommendations for reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act. These recommendations are based on a two-year review of current and past federal policies and a wide range of research, including CEP's own comprehensive studies of NCLB and student achievement in all 50 states. In developing the recommendations, we also brought to bear our long-term experience with federal policies and consulted with numerous experts of varying backgrounds, including commissioning 11 papers on key issues. |
| Published: February 18, 2010
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Improving Low-Performing Schools: Lessons from Five Years of Studying School Restructuring under No Child Left Behind
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| Author(s): Caitlin Scott |
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| This report synthesizes five years of CEP's research on state and local efforts to improve persistently low-performing schools in accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act. CEP conducted this research in six states -- California, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New York, and Ohio -- and in 23 districts and 48 schools within those states. The report also makes recommendations for improving federal assistance in this area. Updated 12/18/09. |
| Published: December 07, 2009
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How State and Federal Accountability Policies Have Influenced Curriculum and Instruction in Three States: Common Findings from Rhode Island, Illinois, and Washington
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| Author(s): Deepa Srikantaiah |
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| This report takes an in-depth look at how classroom practices in Rhode Island, Illinois, and Washington State have been influenced by state accountability policies and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The report, How State and Federal Accountability Policies Have Influenced Curriculum and Instruction in Three States, examines how teachers and administrators have responded to increased accountability and pressure to meet state standards. Drawing from case studies of 18 schools in the three states, CEP highlights the national implications for how accountability is impacting curriculum and instruction and provides recommendations to help mitigate some of the harmful effects of standards-based accountability systems. |
| Published: October 06, 2009
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Media Advisory
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CEP Comments on Proposed Requirements for Title I School Improvement Funds
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| Author(s): CEP |
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| On September 24, 2009, the Center on Education Policy submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education on the proposed requirements for Title I school improvement funds that are provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. CEP's comments are informed by seven years of research on the No Child Left Behind Act, especially detailed work in six states studying their school improvement efforts. |
| Published: September 30, 2009
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Letter
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Common Standards Article
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| Author(s): Jack Jennings |
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| The American School Board Journal (September 2009) contains an article on national or common academic standards written by Jack Jennings, CEP’s president.
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| Published: August 22, 2009
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CEP on Pennsylvania Test Results
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| Author(s): CEP |
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| On August 19, 2009, Jack Jennings, President of CEP, participated in an event at the state capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to discuss the gains made in the state’s test scores since 2002. The press release appears below with links to the first 2009 CEP state test scores report, and the Pennsylvania profile used for that report. |
| Published: August 19, 2009
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State Test Score Trends Through 2007-08
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Lessons From The Classroom Level: Federal and State Accountability in Washington State
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| Author(s): Deepa Srikantaiah, Carolyn Moilanen, and Lisa Swayhoover |
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| This report takes an in-depth look at how classroom practices have been influenced by No Child Left Behind and related state policies in Washington. Drawn from classroom observations and interviews, the report sheds new light on how teachers, principals, and administrators have responded to the federal school accountability law. |
| Published: July 28, 2009
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Top Down, Bottom Up: California Districts in Corrective Action and Schools in Restructuring under NCLB
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| Author(s): Caitlin Scott |
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| This report describes California's efforts to assist schools in restructuring during school year 2008-09 and reports on the state's expanded approach to technical assistance, which includes public as well as private providers. |
| Published: April 02, 2009
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Looking For New Ways to Make Progress: School Restructuring in Maryland, 2008-09 Follow-Up Report
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| Author(s): Brenda Neuman-Sheldon |
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| This report describes Maryland's efforts to assist schools in restructuring during school year 2008-09 and reports on the state's participation in the NCLB differentiated accountability pilot program. |
| Published: April 02, 2009
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