The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2020

As Assistant Secretary, she led the federal effort to promote the creation of voluntary state and national academic standards. From 1997 to 2004, she was a member of the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the federal testing program.

Policies 36

Policies Academic Standards Company Assessment 36

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

They tended to cite a combination of their own optimism coupled with pressure from state officials, who in turn were pressured to meet the federal educational goals set in No Child Left Behind. She expected much more than ‘You’re going to meet state standards,’” he said.

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Elementary Report Meeting Advocacy 66

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2016

She traces the current struggle to balance funding for both private and public programs back to an earlier reform in 2001: the Cecil J. Regardless of the third-party oversight, some childcare providers say having a school district do most of the assessments is a conflict of interest. The system is working, Conway says.

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