Re-Imagining Accountability in K-12 Education: A Behavioral Science Perspective
From the Abstract: "This paper notes that accountability in schools is of particular attention now, as Congress considers changes in policy and re-authorization of NCLB. The authors argue that the policy debate can be informed by literature from behavioral science on accountability (Lerner &...
Teacher Leadership: The Pathway to Common Core Success
This report, by the Center for American Progress, focuses on collaborative approaches to address the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The report describes districts throughout the country that have taken approaches between management and unions to ensure that teachers have...
Next-Generation Accountability Systems: An Overview of Current State Policies and Practices
This report describes next-generation accountability concepts that states have either designed or implemented. Many concepts are derived through ESEA flexibility waivers that exempted states from many of the accountability requirements of the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act, the current iteration of...
Ready for College and Career? Achieving the Common Core Standards and Beyond Through Deeper, Student-Centered Learning
From the publishers: "This report finds that a range of cross-cutting skills like communication, innovation and self-regulation are crucial to student success. Student-centered approaches to learning can equip students with a range of skills necessary to succeed in the Common Core, college, and...
Uncommonly Engaging? A Review of the EngageNY English Language Arts Common Core Curriculum
This resource reports on a review of the EngageNY ELA curriculum. It asks the questions, "Is it a high-quality product? Is it well aligned to the Common Core? Is it teachable?" It provides an in-depth review of EngageNY’s alignment to the CCSS ELA standards by grade band along the following...
Education Connections
The Center for Applied Linguistics has partnered with the University of Oregon to create Education Connections, an online portal site that provides resources to support educators implementing the Common Core State Standards with English learners. Resources are organized around specific topics,...
Implementing the Common Core State Standards: Year Three Progress Report from the Great City Schools
As part of a Council of the Great City Schools initiative that began in 2011, this is a follow-up annual survey of progress of urban public school districts implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). This report presents the results from the third year of the project. Using the same...
Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions: The Innovation Lab Network State Framework for College, Career, and Citizenship Readiness, and Implications for State Policy
From the publishers: "Stemming from the collective work of ILN (ten Innovation Lab Network) states, this white paper communicates the shared framework and definitional elements of CCCR (College, Career and Citizenship Readiness) accepted by ILN chief state school officers in June 2012.