Applying a Contrasting Groups Standard Setting Methodology to a Large-Scale Performance Assessment Program Used for Accountability

• Authors : Evans, Carla M.

Subjects: Standard Setting; Accountability; Performance Based AssessmentNew HampshireEvery Student Succeeds Act 2015...

• Source: Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, v28 Article 4 Mar 2023.

• Abstract: Large-scale performance assessment programs are a longstanding reform tool. However, standard setting can be a challenge for assessment programs that use primarily non-standardized assessments. The ... As Provided

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State Policies Impacting CTE: 2021 Year in Review

Subjects: State Policy; Educational Policy; Vocational Education

• Source: Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE).

• Abstract: Now that we have seen the end of 2020 temporary emergency actions, states have returned to passing legislation that affect Career Technical Education (CTE) and career ... As Provided

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Federal Policy Priorities and Recommendations 2022

Subjects: Educational Policy; Public Policy; Federal Legislation

• Source: Aurora Institute.

• Abstract: Informed by the expertise and wisdom of thousands in its community, the Aurora Institute's 2022 federal policy priorities are a set of nine recommendations designed to ... As Provided

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Next Generation School Accountability in Utah: A Report of the Utah Accountability Redesign Advisory Committee to the Utah State Board of Education

• Authors : Marion, Scott; Pace, Lillian; Brown, Julianna Charles

Subjects: Accountability; Educational Change; Competency Based EducationUtah

• Source: National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment.

• Abstract: The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) during the summer of 2021 for a firm to support the redesign of ... ERIC

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State Policy Priorities and Recommendations

Subjects: Educational Policy; State Policy; Profiles

• Source: Aurora Institute.

• Abstract: The Aurora Institute's new broad-based policy agenda issues a call-to-action for state education policymakers and provides twelve recommendations informed by the wisdom and expertise of ... As Provided

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Keeping up the Pace: Evaluating Grade 8 Student Achievement Outcomes for New Hampshire's Innovative Assessment System

• Authors : Perez, Alexandra Lane; Evans, Carla

Subjects: Grade 8; Competency Based Education; Evaluation MethodsNew Hampshire

• Source: Applied Measurement in Education, v36 n2 p137-156 2023.

• Abstract: New Hampshire's Performance Assessment of Competency Education (PACE) innovative assessment system uses student scores from classroom performance assessments as well as other classroom tests for ... As Provided

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Higher Education: Conservative Policy Responses to COVID-19. Backgrounder. No. 3575

• Authors : Gillen, Andrew

Subjects: Higher Education; Political Attitudes; Educational Policy

• Source: Heritage Foundation.

• Abstract: The coronavirus pandemic has and will continue to change many aspects of life. Higher education is no exception, which raises the question of how the ... ERIC

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Aurora Institute's Federal Policy Priorities: Charting a New Path for America's Learners

• Authors : Jones, Fred A., Jr.; Chambers, Alexis; Patrick, Susan

Subjects: Federal Government; Educational Policy; COVID-19

• Source: Aurora Institute.

• Abstract: COVID-19 has exposed vast and systemic inequities, and calls for a redesigned education system are growing in number and volume. Top-of-mind issues, such as what ... ERIC

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Third-Party Credentialing for Higher Education. Sketching a New Conservative Education Agenda

• Authors : Horn, Michael B.

Subjects: Political Attitudes; Higher Education; Educational InnovationHigher Education Act Title IV; Pell Grant Program

• Source: American Enterprise Institute.

• Abstract: As conservatives consider ways to crash through the growing choke hold that college degrees have held in employers' hiring processes, one idea that has gained ... ERIC

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Education Policy Issues for the COVID-19 Era: Policy Actions and Responses to Leverage the Moment for Future Readiness

• Authors : Patrick, Susan; Chambers, Alexis

Subjects: Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; COVID-19

• Source: Aurora Institute.

• Abstract: As school districts deliberate over reopening schools with the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing, we've developed this report with strategic guidance on how to harness our ... As Provided

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