ERIC Number: ED559248
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jan
Pages: 63
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
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Cross-State Findings. Benchmarking State Implementation of College- and Career-Readiness Standards, Aligned Assessments and Related Reforms
Anderson, Kimberly; Mira, Mary Elizabeth
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
Implementation of college- and career-readiness standards is some of the most important work currently underway in states to improve student achievement and public education overall. SREB examined the efforts of 14 states--including 11 SREB states--to support implementation of new college- and career-readiness standards. The goal of the research was to document the steps states have taken and to highlight exemplary efforts, in order to provide feedback to states, foster cross-state dialogue, and inform states' drive for continuous improvement. This "Cross-State Findings Report" summarizes the findings of this research. This report is accompanied by five separate topic-specific reports, each presenting a detailed profile of the 14 states' efforts in one of these five areas: (1) Timeline and Approach to Standards and Assessments (ED559249); (2) Aligned Teaching Resources (ED559251); (3) Professional Development (ED559253); (4) Evaluation of Teachers and Leaders (ED559255); and (5) Accountability (ED559257). Together, these reports represent the cumulative findings of SREB's Benchmarking College- and Career-Readiness Standards project. These cumulative reports update the information in the preliminary reports to reflect state efforts and plans between 2010 and summer 2014.
Descriptors: Benchmarking, State Standards, Program Implementation, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Alignment (Education), Outcome Measures, Academic Achievement, State Policy, State Programs, State Action, Best Practices, Profiles, Time Perspective, Scheduling, Educational Resources, Faculty Development, Management Development, Teacher Evaluation, Administrator Evaluation, Accountability, Research Reports, Success, Barriers, Change Strategies, Program Attitudes, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Southern Regional Education Board. 592 10th Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30318-5790. Tel: 404-875-9211; Fax: 404-872-1477; e-mail: publications@sreb.org; Web site: http://www.sreb.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Authoring Institution: Southern Regional Education Board
Identifiers - Location: Alabama; Colorado; Delaware; Georgia; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maryland; Mississippi; New York; North Carolina; Pennsylvania; South Carolina; Tennessee; West Virginia
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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