This study examines the trends of the U.S. states’ reading and math proficiency standards before and after the adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and explores their impact on school practices and student achievement. Drawing on the 2003-15 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) grades 4 and 8 assessment and survey datasets, the study gives new insights into the CCSS policy challenges and outcomes. The states that adopted CCSS raised the rigor of proficiency standards for their student assessments, reversing ‘race to the bottom’ trend during the earlier period of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). However, the CCSS states failed to improve schools’ alignment of ELA and math programs with state/district assessmen...
Testing and accountability measures have continued to expand since the passage of the No Child Left ...
Market models of education reform predict that the growth of charter schools will infuse competition...
Previous studies have shown the impact of parental involvement on a number of student achievement, m...
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) makes it possible to compare the p...
New Hampshire’s Performance Assessment of Competency Education (PACE) pilot received a waiver from f...
As schools across the country prepare for new standards under the Common Core, states are moving tow...
The present research is a follow-up study of earlier published analyses that looked at the relations...
This article presents the results of a comparative and critical study of the competency standards of...
The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a standards-based reform in which 45 U.S. states and t...
In recent years, most U.S. states have revised policy by providing schools at least some flexibility...
In this article, David Conley focuses on how to assess meaningful learning in ways that promote stud...
Despite numerous education reform efforts, disparities between more privileged students and students...
The Latin American Laboratory for the Evaluation of the Quality of Education (LLECE) at Regional Bur...
This study estimates racial/ethnic discipline gaps, using multiple measures of school discipline out...
Despite decades of educational reforms, the achievement gap based on socioeconomic status (SES) pers...
Testing and accountability measures have continued to expand since the passage of the No Child Left ...
Market models of education reform predict that the growth of charter schools will infuse competition...
Previous studies have shown the impact of parental involvement on a number of student achievement, m...
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) makes it possible to compare the p...
New Hampshire’s Performance Assessment of Competency Education (PACE) pilot received a waiver from f...
As schools across the country prepare for new standards under the Common Core, states are moving tow...
The present research is a follow-up study of earlier published analyses that looked at the relations...
This article presents the results of a comparative and critical study of the competency standards of...
The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a standards-based reform in which 45 U.S. states and t...
In recent years, most U.S. states have revised policy by providing schools at least some flexibility...
In this article, David Conley focuses on how to assess meaningful learning in ways that promote stud...
Despite numerous education reform efforts, disparities between more privileged students and students...
The Latin American Laboratory for the Evaluation of the Quality of Education (LLECE) at Regional Bur...
This study estimates racial/ethnic discipline gaps, using multiple measures of school discipline out...
Despite decades of educational reforms, the achievement gap based on socioeconomic status (SES) pers...
Testing and accountability measures have continued to expand since the passage of the No Child Left ...
Market models of education reform predict that the growth of charter schools will infuse competition...
Previous studies have shown the impact of parental involvement on a number of student achievement, m...