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Student Achievement and Graduation Rates in Nevada: Urgent Need for Faster Reform (2005)
Nevada ranks first in student enrollment growth and almost last in student achievement and graduation rates. What must the state do to secure its economic future? |
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Student Achievement in California: Steady Progress Made, Faster Improvement Needed (2004)
This report presents WestEd’s analysis of student progress in California since the advent of the state’s accountability program. Though test scores have risen steadily in the past decade, it states, progress needs to accelerate. |
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California's Graduation Rate: The Hidden Crisis (2004)
Highlighting data on California's high school graduation rate, this report provides a comparison between California and other states, and draws three conclusions about the states ongoing trends in graduation. |
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School & College Partnerships: The Missing Link (2004)
One side complains about teachers not prepared for real classrooms. The other about students not prepared for college. This new Policy Brief examines the problems created by lack of K-16 alignment and offers recommendations. |
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District Implementation of No Child Left Behind (2003)
While states bear the initial responsibility for drafting No Child Left Behind compliance plans, the real onus for implementation is on school districts. WestEd gathered documentation and interviewed district leaders in this Policy Notes, offering promising ideas and practices for NCLB implementation efforts. |
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Improving Student Achievement in Arizona: A Call to Action: Report by the Governor's Task Force on Efficiency and Accountability in K-12 Education (2001)
This report was prepared for the Office of the Governor of Arizona's Task Force on Efficiency and Accountability in K-12 Education. It calls for fundamental education reform to be implemented in order to greatly strengthen Arizona's education system and, ultimately, ensure our children's success. |
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Building a Workable Accountability System: Policy Brief (2001)
"Hold schools more accountable for results, and teachers and administrators will do everything in their power to ratchet up student learning: That theory underlies the recent proliferation of statewide accountability systems through which policymakers hope to ensure that education reform takes hold and yields the desired outcome of high achievement for all students. Coming up with an effective system is not an easy task."
—from the WestEd Policy Brief |
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Can State Intervention Spur Academic Turnaround? (1998)
This report examines what "machinery" needs to be in place to enable and support state intervention with low-performing schools, what an intervention entails, and the key elements of success in a school turnaround. |
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