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Download full textFerrara, Angela M.; Lambert, Richard G.; Holcomb, T. Scott – Center for Educational Measurement and Evaluation, 2020
This report contains information on the background of and research on the North Carolina Kindergarten Entry Assessments (NC KEA). Evidence shows that implementing formative assessment is difficult for teachers and schools. Given that North Carolina will be adopting a new KEA measure for the fall of 2020, this report summarizes previous research on…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, State Programs, Formative Evaluation, Kindergarten
Peer reviewedVictoria Wang; Hanna Melnick; Melanie Leung-Gagn̩; Shaakira Parker; Marjorie Wechsler РLearning Policy Institute, 2025
California made a historic commitment to early childhood education in 2021 by providing universal prekindergarten (UPK) for all 4-year-olds by 2025-26 and expanding access for income-eligible 3-year-olds. California's UPK initiative includes multiple early learning programs, including transitional kindergarten (TK), the California State Preschool…
Descriptors: State Programs, State Legislation, Preschool Education, Equal Education
Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2022
The Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, is preparing this report in response to the Skilled Iowa and Job Creation Fund for the state appropriation for Adult Basic Education and Adult Education Literacy (AEL) Programs (260C.50). This report was coordinated by the department with the assistance of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Basic Education, Program Costs
Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2021
The Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, is preparing this report in response to the Skilled Iowa and Job Creation Fund for the state appropriation for Adult Basic Education and Adult Education Literacy (AEL) Programs (260C.50). This report was coordinated by the department with the assistance of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Basic Education, Program Costs
Direct linkLiang, Xin; Collins, Linda J.; Lenhart, Lisa; Ressa, Virginia – Teacher Development, 2020
Significant funds have been allocated in the United States at the federal, state, and local levels to provide teacher professional development aimed at bringing about instructional change and resulting in improved student achievement. One important indicator for quality and effectiveness in professional development is change in teaching practice.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Teaching Methods, Faculty Development, Educational Quality
McCulley, Cathy McNeish – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Despite growing up in a world that is permeated by mathematics, students graduating from US schools are woefully unprepared for the mathematical challenges that await them in the workplace or in higher educational pursuits. Mathematical competencies underpin not only success in college but also increase job opportunities for students after…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, State Programs
Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2020
The Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, is preparing this report in response to the Skilled Iowa and Job Creation Fund for the state appropriation for Adult Basic Education and Adult Education Literacy (AEL) Programs (260C.50) This report was coordinated by the department with the assistance of Iowa's…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Basic Education, Program Costs
Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2019
The Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, has prepared this report in response to the Skilled Iowa and Job Creation Fund legislation related to the state appropriation for Adult Basic Education and Adult Education Literacy (AEL) Programs (260C.50). This report was coordinated by the Department with the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Basic Education, Program Costs
Fratto, Kim; Throndsen, Jennifer; Suddreth, Diana; Nielsen, Darin – Utah State Board of Education, 2018
The purpose of this report is to provide formative and summative feedback to the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) regarding evidence of implementation and impact for the Interventions for Reading Difficulties Pilot Program. The report, while addressing the effects of the Interventions for Reading Difficulties Pilot Program, is also designed to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Difficulties, Reading Programs, State Programs
Chad D. Ellis – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation is comprised of three separate yet related papers focused on Connecticut's new beginning teacher induction program: the Teacher Education and Mentoring (TEAM) program. The study uses data collected from in-depth, semi-structured interviews with twenty two participants including program leaders at the Connecticut State Department…
Descriptors: School Districts, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Stephens, Diane; Morgan, Denise N.; DeFord, Diane E.; Donnelly, Amy; Hamel, Erin; Keith, Karin J.; Brink, David A.; Johnson, Robert; Seaman, Michael; Young, Jennifer; Gallant, Dorinda J.; Hao, Shiqi; Leigh, S. Rebecca – Journal of Literacy Research, 2011
The field of literacy education has long been concerned with the question of how to help classroom teachers improve their practices so that students will improve as readers. Although there is consensus on what characterizes effective professional development, the reading research on which this consensus is based most often is small scale and…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Faculty Development, Reading Improvement, State Programs
Checkoway, Amy; Gamse, Beth; Velez, Melissa; Caven, Meghan; de la Cruz, Rodolfo; Donoghue, Nathaniel; Kliorys, Kristina; Linkow, Tamara; Luck, Rachel; Sahni, Sarah; Woodford, Michelle – Abt Associates, 2012
The Massachusetts Expanded Learning Time (ELT) initiative was established in 2005 with planning grants that allowed a limited number of schools to explore a redesign of their respective schedules and add time to their day or year. Participating schools are required to expand learning time by at least 300 hours per academic year to improve student…
Descriptors: Extended School Day, Extended School Year, Program Implementation, School Schedules
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2009
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 created the Reading First program to help ensure that all students could read at or above grade level by the end of grade 3. The program promotes practices recommended by the National Reading Panel for early reading instruction, highlighting essential components of reading instruction. As required by the…
Descriptors: State Programs, Federal Legislation, Program Effectiveness, School Personnel
Gamse, Beth C.; Jacob, Robin Tepper; Horst, Megan; Boulay, Beth; Unlu, Fatih – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2008
This report presents findings from the third and final year of the Reading First Impact Study (RFIS), a congressionally mandated evaluation of the federal government's initiative to help all children read at or above grade level by the end of third grade. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 established Reading First (RF) and mandated its…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Teaching Methods, Regression (Statistics), State Programs
Thompson, Sandra J.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Clapper, Ann T. – Educational Policy Reform Research Institute, 2005
Many students with disabilities need to use accommodations to meaningfully access instruction and to be appropriately assessed. During the past decade, the use of assessment accommodations has dramatically increased the participation rates of students with disabilities in statewide testing. Assessment accommodations can be defined as "changes…
Descriptors: Testing, Disabilities, Educational Change, Accountability
