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 Public Policy Institute of California
June 2012
This report evaluates the effectiveness of three support services in helping struggling students pass the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE).
Funder(s): Donald Bren Foundation
 Center for American Progress
Cooper, Donna; Kristina Costa
June 2012
Proposes ten reforms to maximize the impact of Head Start, Child Care Development Block Grants, and other existing funding streams, including working with states to align standards, improving provider quality, and enhancing data collection and reporting.
Funder(s): Irving Harris Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
 Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University
Hart, Bill; C.J. Eisenbarth Hager
May 2012
Describes persistent barriers to educational opportunities and the achievement gap Latinos face; implications for incomes, health insurance coverage, and the economy; and strategies for improving the educational system and Latino educational attainment.
Funder(s): Helios Education Foundation, Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
 Center for American Progress
Crowe, Edward
December 2011
Profiles the goals, activities, implementation, and challenges of the twelve states that won Race to the Top federal funds to improve teacher quality and preparation program accountability; analyzes their strategies; and makes policy recommendations.
Funder(s): Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation
 Council of Chief State School Officers
June 2011
Offers a framework for designing and implementing state accountability systems that enable consistent, aligned goals to ensure college- and career-readiness; valid measurement, support, and interventions; transparent reporting; and continuous improvement.
Funder(s): Nellie Mae Education Foundation
 National Council on Teacher Quality
June 2011
Examines how Los Angeles Unified School District and state policies on teacher assignment, evaluations, tenure, compensation, and work schedule facilitate or hinder improvements in quality. Lists recommendations, including removing seniority preference.
Funder(s): Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
 Alliance for Excellent Education
Pinkus, L. M., Ed.
June 2009
Compiles analyses and policy recommendations on developing common standards and assessments, supporting timely use of data to inform decisions and to improve teaching and learning, and investing in research to prepare students for the global economy.
Funder(s): Carnegie Corporation of New York
 Alliance for Excellent Education
Richmond, Eric
March 2009
Describes 2008 federal policy to improve high school graduation rates by enhancing data collection, calculation of graduation rates, and accountability as a way to support interventions in low-performing schools. Makes state policy recommendations.
Funder(s): AT&T Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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 Wallace Foundation
March 2009
Describes the state of school leadership assessment, outlines elements of a new direction in assessment that focuses more emphasis on a principal's ability to drive better learning, and highlights newly developed tools that apply those elements.
Funder(s): Wallace Foundation
 Education Sector
Tucker, Bill
February 2009
Provides an overview of information technology's potential to enable better assessments of student achievement. Outlines promising models for testing complex skills, cognition, and learning and for utilizing such assessments to improve instruction.
Funder(s): Carnegie Corporation of New York
 California Department of Education
December 2008
Recommends ways to improve student achievement by using data to drive decision-making, sharing best practices, encouraging innovation, and supporting improvement through professional development. Details how to expand and enhance current data systems.
Funder(s): Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
 Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy at University of Washington
Feemster, Ron
October 2008
Describes how the state is transforming assessment test data into a more useful, timely tool to help school leaders set policy and shape instruction and how the resulting data-rich environment is changing the culture of accountability in school districts.
Funder(s): Wallace Foundation
 Carnegie Corporation of New York
Stewart, Barbara Elizabeth
2006
Provides an overview of value-added modeling, a method of measuring the effectiveness of teachers and schools by tracking student test scores at the beginning and end of the year. Outlines its history, merits, uses for teacher education, and challenges.
Funder(s): Carnegie Corporation of New York
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