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Rentner, Diane Stark; Ferguson, Maria; Kober, Nancy – Center on Education Policy, 2019
This report summarizes the results of a project by the Center on Education Policy (CEP) that explored how education leaders, practitioners, and the research community might work together more effectively to advance the use of evidence in school improvement. In particular, the project focused on how to support states and school districts as they…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation
Rentner, Diane Stark; Kober, Nancy; Braun, Matthew – Center on Education Policy, 2019
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) gives states more power than they had under previous federal law to determine which schools are low-performing and gives school districts greater latitude to decide on strategies to improve these schools. This report describes findings from the first phase of a project by the Center on Education Policy (CEP)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Program Implementation
Rentner, Diane Stark; Lober, Nancy – Center on Education Policy, 2019
In the spring of 2019, the Center on Education Policy (CEP) at the George Washington University conducted interviews with leaders from five school districts that differed in key characteristics. The aim was to learn about districts' efforts to implement the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for using evidence-based approaches…
Descriptors: School Districts, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Braun, Matthew – Center on Education Policy, 2017
This report examines the characteristics of state special education voucher programs along with the evidence base on their impact, effectiveness, and quality. The report, which finds that the program characteristics differ considerably across states and that the research is small, dated, and often funded by voucher proponents, identifies major…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational Vouchers, State Programs, Program Effectiveness
Frizzell, Matthew; Rentner, Diane Stark; Kober, Nancy – Center on Education Policy, 2018
In September and October of 2017, the Center on Education Policy conducted a survey of state deputy superintendents of education or their designees to learn about states' early efforts in implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Most of those survey findings are described in the CEP publication "Planning for Progress: States…
Descriptors: Surveys, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, State Departments of Education
Rentner, Diane Stark; Kober, Nancy; Frizzell, Matthew – Center on Education Policy, 2017
Based on a fall 2017 survey of officials from 45 state education agencies, this report highlights early state efforts to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The report highlights states' views on ESSA's shift in control from the federal government to states and school districts regarding accountability and school improvement…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Program Implementation, Educational Planning