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Johnson, Amy F. – Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation, 2019
Nationally, over the past few decades, standards-based school reform has taken root as a policy initiative and instructional model. This has advanced the use of learning standards and aligned assessments as a mechanism to bring consistency and clarity to public school curriculum and instruction, with the intention of raising student achievement.…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes, Competency Based Education, State Standards
Johnson, Amy; Stump, Erika – Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation, 2018
In 2012, the Maine legislature passed a bill requiring public school districts to implement proficiency-based high school diploma requirements. Amendments were passed in subsequent years, and several additional bills related to this policy were introduced in the most recent 128th Legislative Session in early 2018. These bills were considered by…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Graduation Requirements, Competency Based Education, Program Implementation
Stump, Erika; Doykos, Bernadette; Brache, Maria Rios – Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation, 2018
In the 127th Maine State Legislative Session, "An Act to Implement Certain Recommendations of the Maine Proficiency Education Council" (S.P. 660 -- L.D. 1627) was passed into law as Chapter 489. This amended the chaptered law passed in 2012, "An Act to Prepare Maine People for the Future Economy" (S.P.439 -- L.D.1422),…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Graduation Requirements, Academic Achievement, State Standards