ERIC Number: EJ1365068
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Mar
Pages: 27
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0895-9048
EISSN: EISSN-1552-3896
Fidelity, Rigor, and Relevance: How SEAs Are Approaching the ESSA Evidence Requirements
Educational Policy, v37 n2 p463-489 Mar 2023
The Every Student Succeeds Act's evidence requirements mandate the use of research in the selection of school improvement interventions, with the aim of ensuring that schools and districts invest their efforts and funding more wisely. This study of eight states presents three different approaches to the evidence requirements: using lists of pre-sanctioned evidence-based interventions, training schools and districts to evaluate the research supporting potential interventions, and building local evidence of effectiveness. Through interviews with state administrators, I show how each approach relied on different understandings and prioritizations of research rigor and local relevance.
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Policy, State Policy, Educational Improvement, Evidence Based Practice, School Districts, Program Implementation, Fidelity
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Every Student Succeeds Act 2015
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: RC305C140008