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Direct linkLindsay Jusino – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Introduction: The variability of nursing education quality and regulations between states raises questions about consistency of learner outcomes. The lack of standardization raises questions regarding its impact on new graduate nurses' transition to professional practice, their ability to provide safe patient care and the overall impact on public…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Public Health, State Regulation, Educational Legislation
Download full textRegion 11 Comprehensive Center, 2023
As part of a standards revision project for the state of Nebraska, the Region 11 Comprehensive Center in partnership with the American Institutes of Research, conducted a scan of publicly available state information and existing research on revision processes. From that, we've created this guide sharing 10 key elements states should consider when…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Revision (Written Composition), Policy Formation, Educational Policy
Caroline Bartlett; Joseph R. Cimpian; Madeline Mavrogordato – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
Reclassification, the process by which English learner (EL) students exit EL classification, often determines ELs' access to mainstream academic coursework. While existing research finds that many students who demonstrate English proficiency do not reclassify, few studies evaluate policies that effectively reclassify eligible students. This study…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, Labeling (of Persons)
Ohio Department of Education, 2022
As required by 20 U.S.C. 1407 and 34 C.F.R. § 300.199, the Ohio Department of Education is identifying in writing to local educational agencies and the United States Department of Education the state-imposed special education rules, regulations, and policies adopted by the State Board of Education that are not required by Part B of the Individuals…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Children, Standards, Special Education
Jones, Adam; List, Amanda – Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), 2018
In 2013, the Texas Legislature gave the state commissioner of education the broad statutory authority necessary to close poor performing public charter schools. Since then, the commissioner has vigorously exercised this new authority, preparing the way for the state to shift its resources away from enforcement and toward creation and support of…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Quality, Public Schools, Educational Needs
Betty A. Rosa, Contributor; Jeffrey Matteson, Contributor; Jason Harmon, Contributor; William Murphy, Contributor; Angelique Johnson-Dingle, Contributor; Ceylane Meyers-Ruff, Contributor; Michael Mastroianni, Contributor; David Hamilton, Contributor; Daniel Morton-Bentley, Contributor; Christina Coughlin, Contributor; Jennifer Trowbridge, Contributor; Lauren Moore, Contributor; J. P. O’Hare, Contributor; Laura Glass, Contributor; Anne Fiscarelli, Contributor; David Frank, Contributor; Michael St. John, Contributor – New York State Education Department, 2025
The New York State Education Department's Annual Report contains contributions from various program offices discussing initiatives for the 2024-2025 school year: (1) Advancing Equity and Excellence: A Transformative Year for the Office of Education Policy; (2) Elevating Equity and Excellence: A Year of Progress and Promise in Instructional…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Departments, State Programs, Educational Policy
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, 2019
In our 2019 annual report, we provide insight into our sponsorship work during the year and the performance of our sponsored schools. We are also pleased to highlight the good work of our colleagues on Fordham's policy and research teams. Our schools' academic performance shows several schools doing very well on Ohio's value added (growth) measure…
Descriptors: Philanthropic Foundations, Donors, Private Financial Support, Accountability
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, 2018
The 2017-18 school year saw our sponsorship portfolio grow from 4,100 students in 2016-17 to 4,800 students across five Ohio cities: Dayton, Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Portsmouth. We're also honored to have been recognized by the National Association for Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) as part of NACSA's Quality Practice Project.…
Descriptors: Philanthropic Foundations, Donors, Private Financial Support, Accountability
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, 2017
The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation's sponsorship annual report highlights our work with eleven schools that served 4,150 students in five Ohio cities during the 2016-17 school year. We value this opportunity to keep stakeholders and the public informed about our efforts, and provide information on each of the schools that we sponsor. Additionally,…
Descriptors: Philanthropic Foundations, Donors, Private Financial Support, Accountability
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, 2016
The 2015-16 school year was one of transition in Ohio. New state assessments (again), new charter sponsor evaluations, and even a new state superintendent. Change is hard, but it is important to remember that the developments of the last twelve months have their roots in policy decisions designed to improve Ohio's academic standards overall and…
Descriptors: Philanthropic Foundations, Donors, Private Financial Support, Accountability
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, 2015
The 2015 Fordham Sponsorship Annual Report is our opportunity to share the Fordham Foundation's work as the sponsor of eleven schools serving approximately 3,200 students in five cities, and our related policy work in Ohio and nationally. Charter school policy took a giant leap forward in Ohio in 2015 with the passage of HB 2. The road to a…
Descriptors: Philanthropic Foundations, Donors, Private Financial Support, Accountability
Altman, Jason; Davis, Kamarrie; Thurlow, Martha; Vang, Miong – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2011
Students with disabilities and English language learners (ELLs) participate in state assessment systems. Some participate in the regular assessment and some students with disabilities participate in an alternate assessment. How they participate is guided by each state's assessment guidelines for inclusion. These guidelines define the ways in which…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Second Language Learning, Disabilities, Guidelines
Whitmore Schanzenbach, Diane – National Education Policy Center, 2011
"Class Size: What Research Says and What It Means for State Policy" argues that increasing average class size by one student will save about 2% of total education spending with negligible impact on academic achievement. It justifies this conclusion on the basis that Class-Size Reduction (CSR) is not particularly effective and is not as…
Descriptors: Class Size, State Regulation, State Standards, Cost Effectiveness
Peer reviewedLazarus, Sheryl S.; Cormier, Damien C.; Thurlow, Martha L. – Remedial and Special Education, 2011
The characteristics of a state's accommodations policy may affect a state's decision about whether to develop an alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards (AA-MAS). A very restrictive accommodations policy may make it more difficult for some students to participate in the state's regular assessment used for accountability…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Discriminant Analysis, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Testing Accommodations
Braun, Henry – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2011
The focus article "Road Maps for Learning: A Guide to the Navigation of Learning Progressions" by Black, Wilson, and Yao (this issue) is a veritable tour-de-force, covering a great deal of education ground while spanning the heights from models of the interplay among curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment to interpretations of student…
Descriptors: State Standards, Educational Change, Consortia, Accountability
