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Waiver Watch Panel Discussion
Published: March 14, 2013
On March 4th, 2013 the Center on Education Policy (CEP) at the George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development released States' Perspectives on Waivers: Relief from NCLB, Concern about Long-term Solutions, a state survey report offering insight on states' early experiences with No Child Left Behind waivers.
On March 14, 2013 CEP held an event to discuss the findings of this report by key thought leaders and representatives from the U.S. Department of Education and Capitol Hill. The first panel addressed the impact of the waivers on student learning, teacher evaluation, Common Core State Standards, and other critical policy decisions. The second panel debated the implications of the waivers on the pending reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. More than 80 attendees from education & policy organizations participated in the event.
Program and Panelists
Welcoming remarks and moderator: Maria Ferguson, Executive Director, CEP
Review of findings from CEP Report: Jennifer McMurrer, Senior Research Associate, CEP
Panel I Federal Waivers: State Planning and Impact
- Peter Zamora, Director of Federal Relations, Council of Chief State School Officers
- Joan Wodiska, Committee Director, Education and Workforce Committee, National Governors Association
- Daria Hall, Director of K-12 Policy Development, The Education Trust
- Michele McNeil, Assistant Editor, Education Week
- Carmel Martin, Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, U.S. Department of Education
Panel II Federal Waivers and ESEA reauthorization
- Jamie Fasteau, Senior Education Policy Advisor, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor
- Bill Knudsen, Education Policy Advisor, Senator Lamar Alexander
- Michael Gamel-McCormick, Senior K-12 Education Policy Advisor, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Brad Thomas, Senior Education Policy Advisory, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce
States’ Perspectives on Waivers: Relief from NCLB, Concern about Long-term Solutions
Published: March 4, 2013
This report describes states’ early experiences in applying for flexibility from key requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), also known as NCLB waivers, and their plans for implementing the new systems outlined in their applications. Findings from the 38 survey states indicate states believe that the waivers address several of the problems they see with the NCLB accountability requirements, however, many state officials are concerned about what will happen to the programs and policies in their waiver plans if ESEA is reauthorized. These and other key findings that emerged from the survey results are presented in this report.
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Report (PDF format, 645 KB) * Direct link: http://www.cep-dc.org/cfcontent_file.cfm?Attachment=McMurrerYoshioka%5FReport%5FStatesPerspectivesonWaivers%5F030413%2EpdfPress Release (PDF format, 85.6 KB) * Direct link: http://www.cep-dc.org/cfcontent_file.cfm?Attachment=PressRelease%5FStatesPerspectivesonWaivers%5F030413%2Epdf
Civic Education and Charter Schools: Current Knowledge and Future Research
Published: February 6, 2013
At the request of the Spencer Foundation, CEP analyzed data and background variables from the 2010 NAEP civic assessment to learn how the performance of charter school students compared to traditional public school students. The study also reviewed other research on charter school students and civic education. The full report and a summary are available.
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Report (PDF format, 553 KB) * Direct link: http://www.cep-dc.org/cfcontent_file.cfm?Attachment=ChudowskyChudowskyKoberYoshiokaMcMurrer%5FReport%5FChartersCivics%5F020513%2EpdfSummary (PDF format, 318 KB) * Direct link: http://www.cep-dc.org/cfcontent_file.cfm?Attachment=ChudowskyChudowskyKoberYoshiokaMcMurrer%5FSummary%5FChartersCivics%5F020513%2Epdf
Maria Ferguson's Blog Post (PDF format, 96.3 KB) * Direct link: http://www.cep-dc.org/cfcontent_file.cfm?Attachment=Ferguson%5FBlog%5FChartersCivics%5F020613%2Epdf