Quality Counts 2006: A Decade of Standards-Based Education

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Quality Counts 2006: A Decade of Standards-Based Education

Quality Counts at 10

January 5, 2006

Education State Report Cards

January 6, 2006

Education Chat Quality Counts at 10: What's Next for Standards-Based Reform?

February 1, 2006

Education Chat Chat Transcript: Quality Counts at 10: A Decade of Standards-Based Education

January 25, 2006

Education Chat Reconsidering National Standards, Curricula, and Tests

January 18, 2006

Education Chat A Second Front in Education Reform

January 11, 2006

Assessment Executive Summary: Below the Surface

January 3, 2006

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Arturo Casas, a senior at Riverside High School in El Paso, Texas, works out a problem for his Algebra 2 class. The nation made gains in math performance between 1992 and 2005.

Victor Barajas for Education Week

States A Decade of Effort

Lynn Olson, January 3, 2006

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Brienna Kollock, a 2nd grader, reads at her desk at Lulu M. Ross Elementary School in Milford Del., where students' test scores are closely monitored to identify academic needs.

Tim Shaffer for Education Week

Standards & Accountability A Small Wonder

Debra Viadero, January 3, 2006

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Standards & Accountability Big States, Big Results

David J. Hoff, January 3, 2006

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A school bus passes snow-dusted fields on a late-afternoon route in Anamosa, Iowa. Local school officials have mixed feelings about the state's hands-off approach to standards.

Matthew Holst for Education Week

Assessment The Road Less Traveled

Jeff Archer, January 3, 2006

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College & Workforce Readiness Staying the Course

John Gehring, January 3, 2006

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Former Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. of North Carolina works at his law office in Raleigh. The nameplate on his desk is a reminder of his efforts to rally political and public support for a new system of school accountability.

Sara D. Davis for Education Week

Standards & Accountability Investing in the Future

Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, January 3, 2006

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11 min read

Student Achievement Playing Catch-Up

Lesli A. Maxwell, April 8, 2008

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11 min read

School Choice & Charters Opinion A Second Front

Ronald A. Wolk, January 3, 2006

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Education Opinion National Standards

Donalyn Miller, September 22, 2009

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Standards & Accountability Opinion Our Mission

James P. Comer, January 3, 2006

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Standards & Accountability Opinion One Language

Pascal D. Forgione Jr., January 3, 2006

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Standards & Accountability Opinion What’s Next?

Marshall S. Smith, January 3, 2006

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States From Our Research Center Quality Counts 2006 State Highlights Reports

January 3, 2006

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Standards & Accountability State of the States: Overview (Quality Counts 2006)

January 3, 2006

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States How Education Week Graded the States

January 3, 2006

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States Sources And Notes

December 27, 2005

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Quality Counts 2006: A Decade of Standards-Based Education

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