ERIC Number: ED529317
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jan-20
Pages: 117
Abstractor: ERIC
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Race to the Top. Massachusetts. State-Reported APR: Year One
US Department of Education
This paper describes Massachusetts' progress in implementing a comprehensive and coherent approach to education reform from the time of application through June 30, 2011. In particular, it highlights key accomplishments over the reporting period in the four reform areas: standards and assessments, data systems to support instruction, great teachers and leaders, and turning around lowest-achieving schools. Massachusetts has made substantial progress on its education reform priorities during Year 1 of its Race to the Top program. The state has build a workforce of effective educators. The state has provided curriculum and instruction resources. The state has prepared students for college and career. The state has turned around its lowest performing schools. [For the state summary report, "Race to the Top. Massachusetts Report. Year 1: School Year 2010-2011. [State-Specific Summary Report]," see ED529318. For "Race to the Top Annual Performance Report," see ED529267.]
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Achievement Gains, Achievement Gap, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Evaluation, Best Practices, Budgets, Career Planning, Charter Schools, Competition, Data, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum, Enrollment, Federal Legislation, Federal State Relationship, Graduation Rate, Grants, Higher Education, Language Arts, Leadership Effectiveness, Mathematics, Measurement Objectives, Models, Outcomes of Education, Partnerships in Education, Performance Based Assessment, Poverty, Principals, Professional Development, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Reading, School Districts, School Effectiveness, School Turnaround, State Government, STEM Education, Systems Approach, Teacher Effectiveness
US Department of Education. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Fax: 301-470-1244; Web site: http://www.edpubs.gov
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Department of Education (ED)
Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009; Race to the Top
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress
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