Charter school policies have focused on improving three aspects of schools—autonomy,
innovation, and accountability—with the intention of promoting advances in curriculum …

Existing literature on the impact of Common Core State Standards in Math has shown little
benefit, but it has not examined variation in outcomes based on implementation strategies …

A comprehensive analysis of the astonishing changes that elevated the Chicago public
school system from one of the worst in the nation to one of the most improved. How a City …

Teacher performance evaluation systems (PESs) are central to policy efforts to increase
teacher effectiveness and student learning. We argue that for these reforms to work, PESs …

Most accountability policies monitor Head Start quality at the center level by selecting a
subset of classrooms within a center to represent quality. This study explores variation in …

Demand for school reform, particularly urban schools labeled as “failing,” requires a
community engagement strategy centered on intermingled social problems: poverty, racial …

Ninth grade on-track is predictive of high school graduation, more than race, socio-economic
status, and prior achievement combined. Although initiatives characterized by an intense …

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among collective efficacy factors,
as measured by the Illinois 5Essentials Survey, and college readiness scores, as reported …

Researchers and policymakers in the early care and education (ECE) field are interested in
understanding the factors that contribute to successful quality improvement (QI) initiatives in …

Despite evidence supporting the importance of school climate, little is known about how
practitioners understand and use data from climate surveys to guide schoolwide …