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National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, 2023
In 2023, charter school advocates continued to make legislative gains in statehouses across the country. These gains were made in red, blue, and purple states, oftentimes in ways that showed bipartisan support for charter schools remains firmly in place. In looking at the results of this year's legislative sessions across the country, four…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Public Schools, State Legislation, Political Influences
Drew Atchison; Umut Ozek; Kerstin Le Floch; Damon Blair; Steve Hurlburt – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2023
Background/significance: Standards-based accountability systems have been a pillar of education reform in the United States for almost three decades. Although accountability systems have evolved in progressive reauthorizations of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the underlying theory of action has changed little. The basic…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Outcomes of Education, Accountability, Educational Quality
Ra, Eunjong; Kim, Jihyun; Hong, Jiin; DesJardins, Stephen L. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2023
We examined how performance-based funding (PBF) for higher education institutions in Tennessee, Ohio, and Indiana affects bachelor's degree completion, admission practices, and the enrollment of underserved students. Utilizing data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, we employed an event study analysis, in addition to a…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Educational Finance, Higher Education, Accountability
Folger, Timothy D.; Roberts, Audrey Conway – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted many school accountability systems that rely on student-level achievement data. Many states encountered uncertainty about how to meet federal accountability requirements without typical school data. Prior research provides evidence that student achievement is correlated to students' social background, which raises…
Descriptors: Accountability, Teacher Attitudes, Grades (Scholastic), Grading
Chan, Monnica; Mabel, Zachary; Mbekeani, Preeya Pandya – Journal of Higher Education, 2023
Performance-based funding models for higher education, which tie state support for institutions to performance on student outcomes, have proliferated in recent decades. Some states now tie most of their higher education appropriations to completion outcomes and include bonus payments for historically underrepresented groups to address equity gaps…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Educational Finance, Racial Differences, Higher Education
Rita T. Karam; Charles A. Goldman; Monica Rico – Grantee Submission, 2022
Community colleges play a key role in driving talent development in the United States, producing workers with the kinds of training that employers need while enhancing economic mobility for students. There has been a push among policymakers at the federal and state levels to hold community colleges accountable for the employment outcomes of their…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Role, School Business Relationship, STEM Education
Flores, Nelson; Saldívar García, Erica; Edgerton, Adam – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2023
Pushback against the perceived federal overreach into educational reform has led to renewed calls for a return to local control of schools. In contrast to this general trend, there has continued to be a strong national role for English learner (EL) accountability policies related to EL identification, monitoring and reclassification processes. In…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Accountability, Educational Policy, Attribution Theory
Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey; Geiger, Tray; Winn, Kevin – Cogent Education, 2022
Researchers explored how 13 states in which policymakers have adopted an A-F school letter grade accountability system performed on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) post-policy implementation. Researchers found mixed results, with approximately half of these 13 states increasing achievement post-policy, and the other…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Mathematics Tests, Reading Tests, Mathematics Achievement
Hornbeck, Dustin; Malin, Joel – Educational Policy, 2019
Contemporary education reform movements in the United States have emphasized accountability for student performance. Policy actors serving within the executive branch have arguably gained power in part to provide this accountability function. The present study, in which Ohio and Pennsylvania serve as state case contexts, examines the changing…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Educational Policy, State Departments of Education, Accountability
Sarubbi, Molly – Education Commission of the States, 2019
Data estimates 11.2% of college students experience sexual assault at some point during their postsecondary education. The prevalence of this issue and the resulting impact on students' lives and educational outcomes highlights the importance of examining the role of federal, state and institutional action in preventing and addressing issues of…
Descriptors: Colleges, School Policy, Sexual Abuse, Prevention
Hillman, Nicholas W.; Hicklin Fryar, Alisa; Crespín-Trujillo, Valerie – American Educational Research Journal, 2018
Today, 35 states use performance-based funding models tying appropriations directly to educational outcomes. Financial incentives should induce colleges to improve performance, but there are several well-documented reasons why this is unlikely to occur. We examine how two of the most robust performance funding states--Tennessee and Ohio--responded…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Incentives
Gilblom, Elizabeth A.; Sang, Hilla I. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2019
In this study, we seek to contribute to the literature on traditional charter school (TCS) closure by examining the potential relationships among racial and socioeconomic enrollment characteristics, TCS age and early adopter status, student achievement and the likelihood of closure within Ohio's "Big 8" Urban Counties (OBEUC). Using life…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Urban Schools, School Choice, Access to Education
Desimone, Laura M.; Stornaiuolo, Amy; Flores, Nelson; Pak, Katie; Edgerton, Adam; Nichols, T. Philip; Plummer, Emily C.; Porter, Andrew – Educational Researcher, 2019
This study identifies seven major trends in how states and districts are implementing college- and career-ready standards for general education students and for two special populations often the target of education policy--English language learners (ELLs) and students with disabilities (SWDs). We draw on state-representative teacher, principal,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Career Readiness, College Readiness, Program Implementation
Desimone, Laura M.; Stornaiuolo, Amy; Flores, Nelson; Pak, Katie; Edgerton, Adam; Nichols, T. Philip; Plummer, Emily C.; Porter, Andrew – Grantee Submission, 2019
This study identifies seven major trends in how states and districts are implementing college- and career-ready standards for general education students and for two special populations often the target of education policy--English language learners (ELLs) and students with disabilities (SWDs). We draw on state-representative teacher, principal,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Career Readiness, College Readiness, Program Implementation
Moschella, Leah – Jobs for the Future, 2020
Developing and scaling high-quality systems of college and career pathways that help young people successfully transition through education into high-paying, high-demand careers requires strong leadership. This piece highlights key lessons about the structures and commitments that are necessary for effective leadership and governance from JFF's…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Leadership, Governance