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Gewertz, Catherine; Robelen, Erik W. – Education Week, 2010
In a move that could reshape academic assessment in nearly every corner of the country, the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $330 million in grants to collaboratives of states to design better ways of measuring student learning. The grants, awarded Sept. 2, went to two groups of states that sought the money under the federal Race to the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Evaluation, Partnerships in Education, Consortia
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MacDonald, Robert H.; Manning M. Lee; Spires, Michele – Childhood Education, 2008
The Western States Certification Consortium (WSCC) is a collaborative effort of 11 states in the western region of the United States that provides information on alternative teacher training programs and specific geographical areas with teaching opportunities. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education as a Troops to Teachers demonstration project…
Descriptors: School Districts, Consortia, Alternative Teacher Certification, Preservice Teachers
McIntosh, Shelby – Center on Education Policy, 2011
Since 2002, the Center on Education Policy (CEP) has collected and reported data on state policies that require students to pass a state assessment in order to receive a high school diploma. The state policies associated with these assessments, also known as high school exit exams, have undergone a number of changes over the past ten years. For…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alignment (Education), Career Development, Careers