Using state-representative teacher surveys in three states—Texas, Ohio, and Kentucky—we
examine teachers' implementation of college-and career-readiness (CCR) standards. What …

This study identifies seven major trends in how states and districts are implementing college-
and career-ready standards for general education students and for two special populations …

This book offers an overview of the legal, political, and broad intergovernmental
environment in which relations between local and state units of government take place, the …

Abstract The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), a reform effort “for states, by
states,” advances ambitious ideals for elementary science teaching, but the fate of these …

Educational Change and the Political Process brings together key ideas on both the system
of educational policy and the policy process in the United States. It provides students with a …

Purpose: Educator evaluation systems have recently undergone scrutiny and reform, and
district and school leaders play a key role in interpreting and enacting these systems. This …

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has generated considerable buzz in education
circles and the general media. But how much has really changed, and what does this mean …

Using a national database of state education policies related to the Every Student Succeeds
Act (ESSA), as well as data from surveys, interviews, and site visits, Adam Edgerton …

This study examines implementation of college-and-career-ready (CCR) education
standards across five school districts in Ohio, Texas, California, Pennsylvania, and …

Recent election cycles have seen growing attention to the role of “outside” money in urban
school board elections. Using an original data set of more than 16,000 contributions …