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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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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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Pennsylvania State Data Testing Profile
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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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Press Release
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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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Expanding Restructuring and Taking on High Schools: An NCLB Follow-up Report in Michigan
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| Author(s): Caitlin Scott |
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| This report describes Michigan's efforts to assist schools in restructuring during school year 2008-09 and reports on the state's implementation of a growth model to measure student performance for purposes of accountability. |
| Published: April 02, 2009
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Summary: Lessons from the Classroom Level about Federal and State Accountability in Rhode Island and Illinois
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| Author(s): Center on Education Policy |
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| In the winter of 2008, the Center on Education Policy released reports examining the impact of national and state accountability systems on curriculum, instruction, and student achievement in Rhode Island and Illinois. Using classroom observations and interviews with school administrators, instructional specialists, teachers, parents, and students, CEP developed case studies of 12 schools in the two states. This report summarizes the common findings across the two states and discusses findings that were unique to each state. |
| Published: February 06, 2009
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