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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Stotsky, Sandra – Thomas B Fordham Foundation and Institute, 2005
The importance of state academic standards soared in January 2002 with passage of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Not only does that milestone law require all states to have demanding academic standards in place and to demonstrate steady student progress toward academic proficiency as set forth in those standards, it also links states'…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Reading Achievement, Educational Policy
Finn, Chester E., Jr.; Ryan, Terry – Thomas B Fordham Foundation and Institute, 2005
This report presents the testimony of the president and program director of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Based in Washington, DC and in Dayton, the Institute is a nonprofit organization that supports research, publications, and action projects of national significance in elementary/secondary reform, as well as significant education reform…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Change, School Choice, Educational Quality
Cross, Richard W., Ed.; Rebarber, Theodor, Ed.; Torres, Justin, Ed. – Thomas B Fordham Foundation and Institute, 2004
This project evaluated 30 state accountability systems, including each state's academic standards, assessments (in both reading and math and for elementary, middle, and high school), and the accountability policies that define success and failure and provide both positive and negative incentives for success. The 30 accountability systems evaluated…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Policy