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Download full textBurns, Dion; Darling-Hammond, Linda; Scott, Caitlin – Learning Policy Institute, 2019
This brief summarizes lessons from "positive outlier" districts in California that have excelled at helping African American, Latino/a, and White students achieve at high levels on new assessments of academic standards in English language arts and mathematics, after accounting for students' socioeconomic status. Drawing on case studies…
Descriptors: Educational Change, School Districts, Achievement Gap, Academic Achievement
Tailored for a Perfect Fit: Flexible Templates Promote Standards Alignment and Teacher Collaboration
Direct linkJacobson, Linda – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
Susana Velasco always thought she designed lessons for her kindergarten students to help them meet the academic standards for their grade. But now she feels better equipped to adapt instruction to meet the needs of all the children in her class--a skill she has developed through her school's participation in the Literacy Design Collaborative…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Models, Alignment (Education), Academic Standards
Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning at WestEd, 2016
In California, as in many other states across the nation, implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) has been a complex endeavor impacting every public school educator. Not surprisingly, California districts have encountered bumps along the way in their efforts to provide much-needed support to all K-12 teachers as they continue to learn…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, School Districts, Program Implementation, Interviews
Pivot Learning Partners, 2013
With the adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the new English Language Development (ELD) standards, California has embarked on its third wave of major curriculum reform, continuing a process that began with the initial round of curriculum frameworks in the 1980s and that continued with the adoption of the California State…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Program Implementation, Common Core State Standards, Curriculum Development
Paige Hendricks – William & Mary Educational Review, 2013
State and local school systems maintained autonomy of schools, curriculum, classrooms, and instructional practices until roughly the year 2000. The passage of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation in 2001 shifted the educational role of the Federal Government, beginning an increased focus on accountability measures to ensure that the…
Descriptors: Leadership, Common Core State Standards, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
Lenhoff, Sarah W. – Education Trust-Midwest, 2013
Michigan students continue to fall behind their peers in other states in learning. According to 2013 national assessment data, an appalling 69 percent of Michigan fourth-graders cannot read on grade level -- an indicator of future academic success. Neither Michigan's students nor the state's economic future can afford to wait to turnaround our…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Academic Achievement, Teacher Education, Teacher Evaluation
