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McGuinn, Patrick; Supovitz, Jonathan – New America, 2016
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) was originally promoted in 2010 by a centrist bi-partisan coalition that included Democrats interested in leveraging more rigorous academic standards to improve educational opportunity and moderate probusiness Republicans concerned about workforce development. As states moved to implement the new Standards…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Politics of Education, Advocacy, Educational Policy
Hyslop, Anne – New America, 2013
After years of contesting that No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was broken and that it forced them to identify too many schools, or the wrong schools, for improvement, over forty states have been granted waivers from the U.S. Department of Education. These waivers give them the flexibility to design new accountability and improvement schemes rather…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Accountability, Compliance (Legal)
Elliott, William, III – New America Foundation, 2012
"Creating a Financial Stake in College" is a four-part series of reports that focuses on the relationship between children's savings and improving college success. This series examines: (1) why policymakers should care about savings, (2) the relationship between inequality and bank account ownership, (3) the connections between savings…
Descriptors: Banking, Money Management, Ownership, College Attendance