NATIONAL UPDATE
Webinar: A Parent's Role in ESSA Implementation
COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS PARTNERS UPDATE
Weekly Partners Calls:
Margaret Horn and Emily Alvarez from PARCC
Paul Peterson from Education Next on 2016 Poll Results
· Access the slide deck here.
· Read the new ELA reports.
This brief focuses on important school accountability issues under ESSA, including:
• What measures the state will use in their accountability systems;
• How the required indicators will be used to annually differentiate the performance of all schools
• How states will identify the lowest-performing schools and schools with consistently underperforming subgroups.
Achieve is excited to announce the creation of the EQuIP Peer Review Panel for Science.
The goal of the EQuIP Peer Review Panel for Science will be to identify high-quality lessons and units that are designed for the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Building on the work of the EQuIP
peer review panels for mathematics and English Language Arts, the science peer reviewers will evaluate lessons and units in their area of expertise and, collectively, will cover grades K-12. Any lessons and units that are determined to be of high quality will be publicly shared via
www.nextgenscience.org so that educators and curriculum developers across all states and districts can benefit from these materials. Interested persons must complete this
online application.
(Application period is Sept. 6 -Sept. 23, 2016) For answers to common questions, check out the
FAQ: EQuIP Peer Review Panel for Science.
INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
Studies Show Wide Support for High-Quality Education Standards
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According to two studies released last month, a strong majority of respondents to both surveys said they support high-quality educational standards and complementary assessments that allow results to be compared across districts and states. In PDK Research's study, Critical Issues in Public Education, nearly 90 percent of respondents said current educational standards were either appropriate or not rigorous enough. Nearly 60 percent of those surveyed also opposed allowing "opt outs" of state standardized tests. A recently released study fromEducationNext found similar results, with more than 60 percent opposing opt-out provisions, and 70 percent of respondents supporting the federal government's requirement that all students be tested in math and reading each year between grades 3-8, and at least once in high school.
In that same EducationNext study, roughly two-thirds of respondents supported a requirement to use the same standardized tests in every state, while 73 percent of those surveyed want states to use assessments whose results are comparable across state lines. In addition, EducationNext found that when the term "Common Core" isn't used, support for the concept of high-quality, consistent standards nationwide increases by more than 15 percentage points.
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Phi Delta Kappa International (PDK)
PDK released the results from the
2016 Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools. Among the topics covered, the need to improve family engagement in education and strengthen family-school partnerships is demonstrated by the findings of the survey. The findings from the poll come as states and school districts are working to create new education plans to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)—the new federal law governing K-12 education. ESSA provides an important opportunity for states, districts and schools to improve family engagement and strength family-school partnerships as it requires that parents are meaningfully consulted in the development and implementation of the new education plans.
Education Week
Education Commission SepSTEMber
As part of our commitment to raising awareness of STEM education through Sep
STEMber, Education Commission of the States will be hosting a
#ECSSTEM Twitter Chat on
Thursday, Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. ETwhen you can interact with STEM experts, organizations and initiatives across the country. To join the chat on
Sept. 29, just go to
Twitter.com and enter #ECSSTEM in the search box.
Upcoming Webinars:
Building Your Advocacy Family Tree: A Genealogy Approach to Advocacy Networking
The Congressional Management Foundation will explore how to coach local leaders to recruit allies in their communities.
Sept. 19 at 1 p.m. EDT Register now
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Making SEL Meaningful, Measurable, and Achievable Under ESSA
As a leader in education, what non-academic factor will you be using under the new federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)? This webinar, featuring content provided by Committee for Children, explores how social-emotional learning (SEL) can be that factor. SEL has been shown to increase academic performance, decrease behavioral issues and suspensions, and improve graduation rates. Committee for Children (CFC) developed an evidence-based SEL curriculum used in 22 percent of all U.S. elementary and middle schools, and advocates for inclusion of SEL in primary, secondary, and career/technical education.
This live session will cover policy research about how SEL can be implemented and assessed. The chief academic officer of CORE Districts will present learnings from nine districts that have already implemented a school quality improvement index that measures growth mindset, self-efficacy, self-management, and social awareness.
 Guests:
Chad d'Entremont, executive director, Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy, Mass.
Tia Kim, director of programs, partnerships, and research, Committee for Children
Michelle Steagall, chief academic officer, CORE Districts, Calif.
This webinar will be moderated by Carol Wood, advocacy specialist, Committee for Children |
Video link: http://bcove.me/ew2q57lyEducation Commission SepSTEMber
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