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O'Keefe, Bonnnie; Lewis, Brandon – Bellwether Education Partners, 2019
Although annual state tests had been federally required since 2001, and the consortia and standards were led by states, the new tests became a focal point of narratives about federal overreach and over-testing. Current wisdom holds that testing has become politically toxic. There are real risks that some states are rolling back advancements in…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Student Evaluation, Common Core State Standards, Accountability
Goss, Adrienne C. – Online Submission, 2020
The Rhode Island Education Policy Primer provides an overview of how public education operates in Rhode Island. The Introduction offers context on the inequitable origins of Rhode Island's public school system, as well as the role that activism has played in expanding educational opportunities. The At a Glance section provides a quick look at…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, State Policy, Public Education, Equal Education
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Lee, Howard; Lee, Gregory – Education and Society, 2014
This article provides an analysis of the rise of 'scientific management' and 'social efficiency' theories in the early 1900s, traces their impact on the structure and administration of education systems, and critically analyses their contribution to the emergence of a new orthodoxy--outcomes-based education (OBE) approaches to school curriculum…
Descriptors: Outcome Based Education, Educational History, Educational Policy, Educational Change