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Education PolicyThis page offers a look at education ploicy from a variety of sources and perspectives - new reports, articles, government guidance. Inclusion here does not indicate Georgia Partnership endorsement. Rifts Deepen Over Education Policy in U.S. In statehouses and cities across the country, battles are raging over the direction of education policy—from the standards that will shape what students learn to how test results will be used to judge a teacher's performance. (May 2013) Education's Biggest Challenge: Fighting the Effects of Poverty There is a serious debate underway in Georgia and throughout the nation over the quality of our public schools. Many topics are often key in the discussion but what role does poverty play and what can and is being done about it? Note - This article contains several quotes from the GA Partnership's Dana Rickman. The Top Ten Issues to Watch in 2013 report was the catalyst for this story - see Issue 10. (April 2013) Middle Class or Middle of the Pack - What can we learn when benchmarking U.S. schools against the world's best? According to this study, middle-class students are lagging far behind their peers in other countries, adding a new perspective to beliefs that low-income students are most in need of better educational opportunities. Related story. Relating story - Thomas Friedman's My Little (Global) School. (April 2013) A Public Policy Statement - Assessments The report calls on state and federal policymakers to commit to a long-term effort to develop assessments that place greater emphasis on providing timely and valuable information to students and teachers. Related story. Press release. (March 2013) Students with Disabilities in Extracurricular Activities - Guidance This guidance clarifies clarifying school districts' existing legal obligations to provide equal access to extracurricular athletic activities to students with disabilities. Related story. Press release. (January 2013) What Do International Tests Really Show About U.S. Student Performance? International test comparisons, are oversimplified, frequently exaggerated, and misleading. They ignore the complexity of test results and may lead policymakers to pursue inappropriate and even harmful reforms. Related stories: International tests severely misrank U.S. students and Pros and cons of U.S. education. (January 2013) Quality Counts Report The 17th edition of Education Week's Quality Counts continues the report's tradition of tracking key education indicators and grading the states on their policy efforts and outcomes. Executive summary. Related stories - Education Week (Executive Summary) and Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Overall state grades and scores. States' transitions and alignments. Georgia Department of Educaton Press Release. (January 2013) State Policy Report Card - 2013 The report card was created to evaluate the education laws and policies in place in each state. "We hope this helps reveal more about what states are doing to improve the nation's public education system..." Related story. (January 2013) Data for Action 2012 - Focus On People to Change Data Culture States are making progress in supporting effective data use, but the hardest work remains. Although states collect quality data and have enacted policy changes, they have not yet focused on meeting people’s needs. Related story. (November 2012) Teacher Absence as a Leading Indicator of Student Achievement New national data offer opportunity to examine cost of teacher absence relative to learning loss. The report urges state policymakers to revise their teacher leave policies in an effort to improve student achievement and usher in significant savings. Related story. (November 2012) Democracy Left Behind: How Recent Education Reforms Undermine Local School Governance and Democratic Education Democratic policymaking and democratic education have been undermined by the passage of No Child Left Behind. This brief offers guidelines for future federal education policy that addresses the loss of local control brought on by recent reforms. Press release. (November 2012) Keeping Pace with K-12 Online and Blended Learning - An Annual Review of Policy and Practice While adult interest inthe college level appears to be waning, enrollment in virtual classes at the K-12 level is on the rise. Related story. (November 2012) College Courses in High School: A Strategy for College Readiness There is no panacea when it comes to education policy, but a growing body of research suggests that allowing students in high school to complete even a single college course could significantly increase their chances of attending college and eventually graduating. Related story. (October 2012) A Guide to Turning Around Chronically Low Performing Schools The goal of this practice guide is to formulate specific and coherent evidence-based recommendations for use by educators aiming to quickly and dramatically improve student achievement in low-performing schools. Related story. (September 2012) The Effects of School Vouchers On College Enrollment: Experimental Evidence from New York City In the first study, using a randomized experiment to measure the impact of school vouchers on college enrollment, the researchers examine the college-going behavior through 2011 of students who participated in a voucher experiment as elementary school students in the late 1990s. Related story. (September 2012) The Competition That Really Matters - Comparing U.S., Chinese, and Indian Investments in the Next-Generation Workforce The greatness of America is exemplified by the march of generations. The next, by any measure, has always surpassed the previous, thanks to a sacred promise we have kept since our founding. That promise is now less certain. Related story. (August 2012) Is Retaining Students in the Early Grades Self-Defeating? Whether a child is a proficient reader by the third grade is an important indicator of their future academic success. Indeed, substantial evidence indicates that unless students establish basic reading skills by that time, the rest of their education will be an uphill struggle. Related story. (August 2012) Student Motivation: An Overlooked Piece of School Reform This report aims to answer this question—and it argues that school reform efforts won’t succeed unless they address student motivation. Related story. (June 2012) Supporting Education Policy and Practice Through Common Data Standards - A Polixcy Maker's Guide This guide addresses how common data standards can ensure the quality, comparability, and efficient sharing of data. (May 2012) Changing School District Practices Noting an absence of references to student-centered learning approaches in a subset of high-performing districts, this paper details seven key district characteristics to support innovative approaches in general, and sudent-centered learning approaches in particular. (April 2012) State Education Reforms This site, which draws from data collected from organizations other than NCES, compiles and disseminates data on state-level elementary and secondary education reform efforts in five key areas. (March 2012) States lessening seat time requirements States have established an array of policies in recent years to free schools from having to award academic credits based on "seat time," with the goal of making it easier for struggling students to catch up, exceptional students to race ahead, and students facing geographic and scheduling barriers to take the courses they need. Relating story. (March 2012) The Underserved Third: How Our Educational Structures Populate an Educational Underclass Communities of Color and Public School Reform This research finds that African-American and Latino parents and caregivers perceive high dropout rates and low college attendance as problems, particularly in their own communities. (November 2011) Civic Investment in Public Education New research from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and its partners in the Campaign for High School Equity finds that African-American and Latino parents and caregivers perceive high dropout rates and low college attendance as problems, particularly in their own communities. Relating article. (November 2011) No Place for Kids: The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration This report assembles a vast array of evidence to demonstrate that incarcerating kids doesn't work. (October 2011) Globally Challenged: Are U.S. Students Ready to Compete - The latest in each state's international standing on math and reading This study takes a fresh look at recent data to gauge the proficiency rates of U.S. students in comparison to their international peers. Not surprisingly, the United States is well behind many countries. Relating story. (August 2011) Assessing Deeper Learning Preparing students to succeed in a complex world will require many changes in education policy and practice, but perhaps the most urgent priority is changing the way students are assessed. Press release. (August 2011) Incentives and Test-Based Accountability in Education In recent years there have been increasing efforts to use accountability systems based on large-scale tests of students as a mechanism for improving student achievement. There is a cost for the publication but free information is also available here. (June 2011) What Savings Are Produced by Moving to a Four-day Work Week? Due to the current economic downturn, policymakers have been looking for budgetary options that allow for reductions in expenditures without impacting student achievement. One cost-cutting policy being used is a shorter school week. Relating article. (June 2011) Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: An American Agenda for Education Reform This paper is the answer to a question: What would the education policies and practices of the U.S. be if they were based on the policies and practices of the countries that now lead the world in student performance? (June 2011) Baseline Analysis of SIG Applications and SIG-Eligible and SIG-Awarded Schools This report provides an overview of the state policies and practices for SIG (School Improvement Grants) implementation as well as a description of the first round of SIG awards made to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and SIG-eligible schools. The report focuses on two key questions. Press release. (May 2011) Incentives and Test-Based Accountability in Education In recent years there have been increasing efforts to use accountability systems based on large-scale tests of students as a mechanism for improving student achievement. have they worked? Relating story. (May 2011) Expanded Measures of School Performance The upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides an opportunity to reconsider what factors school performance-reporting systems should include. (May 2011) The Y Article The narrative argues that the United States is fundamentally getting it wrong when it comes to setting its priorities, particularly with regard to the budget and how Americans as a nation use their resources more broadly. (May 2011) Where Has All the Money Gone? For two decades, researchers at EPI have been tracking nine school districts, typical of districts nationwide, to understand how the spending levels and composition in elementary and secondary education have changed over time. (April 2011) Improving Child Care Access to Promote Postsecondary Success Among Low-Income Parents Greater access to on-campus child-care services would increase opportunities for low-income students who are also parents to complete their postsecondary education. (March 2011) All Children Deserve the Right to Learn This paper calls for Congress, states, and municipalities to ensure that districts and schools, especially those serving low-wealth students and students of color or English language learners, have the resources that enable students to reach challenging academic standards and be ready for effective citizenship, lifelong learning, and college or career. (March 2011) Pathways to Prosperity: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing Young Americans for the 21st Century Pathways to Prosperity Project - Harvard Graduate School of Education The report argues that the nation's strategy for education and youth development has been too narrowly focused on an academic, classroom-based approach, which in turn has produced only incremental gains in achievement and attainment. See relating article. (February 2011) This report examines the state-led effort to develop a uniform set of consistent and clear academic standards for math, English and language arts (ECS). (February 2011)
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