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Curriculum Reform in the Common Core Era: Evaluating Elementary Math Textbooks across Six U.S. States
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Blazar, David; Heller, Blake; Kane, Thomas J.; Polikoff, Morgon; Staiger, Douglas O.; Carrell, Scott; Goldhaber, Dan; Harris, Douglas N.; Hitch, Rachel; Holden, Kristian L.; Kurlaender, Michal – Grantee Submission, 2020
Can a school or district improve student achievement simply by switching to a higher quality textbook or curriculum? We conducted the first multi-textbook, multi-state effort to estimate textbook efficacy following widespread adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and associated changes in the textbook market. Pooling textbook adoption…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Common Core State Standards, Mathematics Materials, Achievement Gains
The Implementation and Effects of the Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC): Early Findings in Sixth-Grade Advanced Reading Courses. CRESST Report 846
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Herman, Joan L.; Epstein, Scott; Leon, Seth; Dai, Yunyun; La Torre Matrundola, Deborah; Reber, Sarah; Choi, Kilchan – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2015
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation invested in the Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) as one strategy to support teachers' and students' transition to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in English language arts. This report provides an early look at the implementation of LDC in sixth-grade Advanced Reading classes in a large Florida…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Common Core State Standards, Language Arts, Grade 6