No Child Left Behind Waiver Applications: Are They Ambitious and Achievable?

Autor/in	Ayers, Jeremy
Institution	Center for American Progress
Titel	No Child Left Behind Waiver Applications: Are They Ambitious and Achievable?
Quelle	(2011), (37 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Accountability; Program Evaluation; State Action; Articulation (Education); Compliance (Legal); Federal Legislation; Federal Programs; Federal Regulation; Federal State Relationship; Change Strategies; Educational Change; Educational Improvement; Improvement Programs; Educational Innovation; Proposal Writing; Program Proposals; Guidelines; Strategic Planning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Verantwortung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Staatliche Intervention; Articulation; Artikulation (Ling); Artikulation; Aussprache; Bundesrecht; Bundeskompetenz; Bund-Länder-Beziehung; Lösungsstrategie; Bildungsreform; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Effizienzsteigerung; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Antragstellung; Richtlinien; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung
Abstract	The Obama administration has offered states the chance to waive some requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act. States are required, however, to make specific reforms in exchange for increased flexibility. The administration has been clear it wants states to engage in "ambitious but achievable" reforms rather than merely asking for a pass from the law. Applications submitted for the first round of waivers by 11 states to get a feel for how ambitious and achievable they are were reviewed. In taking a qualitative snapshot of the applications, a few findings emerged: (1) Clarity of goals; (2) Clarity of school ratings; (3) Inclusion of subgroups; (4) Readiness to evaluate educators; and (5) Reduction of burden. Two aspects of state applications were then examined: their evaluation and accountability systems. From that review two states--Tennessee and Massachusetts--"stand out" for articulating clear and challenging goals, proposing focused school-rating systems, and having data infrastructure that will help them implement evaluation systems. This report outlines what states must submit in their applications and summarizes some key elements of what states proposed or did not propose. The report concludes with findings that span the applications and recommendations for the Department of Education. Appended are: (1) Flexibility from No Child Left Behind requirements; and (2) Reforms required to receive flexibility. (Contains 2 charts and 24 endnotes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10