Student Performance Assessment Series: Performance Assessments for English Language Learners
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April 2, 2010
Jamal Abedi discusses how performance assessments can be efficiently used to instruct English language learners.
Federal and State Education Policy
Student Performance Assessment Series: Beyond Basic Skills: The Role of Performance Assessment in Achieving 21st Century Standards of Learning
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April 2, 2010
SCOPE
Linda Darling-Hammond and Frank Adamson examine experiences with large-scale performance assessment in the United States and abroad.
Using Student Achievement Test Scores as Evidence of External Validity for Indicators of Teacher Quality
Connecticut’s Beginning Educator Support and Training Program
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January 1, 2010
Mark Wilson et al. examine the effectiveness of two teacher assessment systems: Connecticut's BEST program and ETS' Praxis series.
Race, Inequality, and Educational Accountability: The Irony of 'No Child Left Behind'
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September 1, 2007
Race, Ethnicity, and Education, Vol. 10, No. 3
In this article, Linda Darling-Hammond explores the negative consequences of the No Child Left Behind Act.
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High Schools for Equity: Policy Supports for Student Learning in Communities of Color
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November 1, 2007
Diane Friedlaender et al. take a look at the lessons we can learn from the schools that are successfully addressing the achievement gap in California.
Creating Excellent and Equitable Schools
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May 1, 2008
Educational Leadership (ASDC)
In this article, authors Linda Darling-Hammond and Diane Friedlaender discuss design features and policies that can promote exceptional high schools on a broad scale.
Professional Development in the United States: Trends and Challenges
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August 1, 2010
Linda Darling-Hammond et al. conduct a state-by-state analysis of progress on teacher professional development in the United States using data from the Schools and Staffing Survey.
The problem of the color line in America's schools
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In this blog, cross-posted from Change.org, Linda Darling-Hammond looks at the state of education in America on the 56th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education.
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How can we close the achievement gap?
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With the release of the latest NAEP scores, Linda Darling-Hammond talks about the real reasons behind America's achievement gap in this blog cross-posted from the National Journal.
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We need to invest in math and science teachers
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In an op-ed for the Chronicle Review, Darling-Hammond explains the need for policies that support teacher preparation and support in the field of math and science instruction.
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