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Pondiscio, Robert – Education Next, 2017
Officials of state education agencies are not known for hyperbole. Maintaining data systems, drafting rules and regulations, and monitoring compliance are not the stuff of breathless raves--especially in Louisiana, whose education system ranks near the bottom nationwide on measures of student achievement and high-school graduation rates. Yet in…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Common Core State Standards, School District Autonomy, School Districts
Cardichon, Jessica; Roc, Martens – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2013
This report examines how implementing rigorous and engaging curriculum aligned with college- and career-ready standards fosters positive school climates in which students are motivated to succeed, achievement gaps narrow, and learning and outcomes improve. It includes federal, state, and local recommendations for increasing access to high-quality,…
Descriptors: Climate, Environmental Education, Access to Education, Curriculum Development