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ESEA provided federal funding to states primarily for education programs for disadvantaged students in order to support equity in education.
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The Commission recommended “that schools, colleges, and universities adopt more rigorous and measurable standards, and higher expectations, for academic performance.
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Required state academic-content standards and tests, and the Goals 2000: Educate America Act (1994), which provided federal funds to aid states in writing those content standards
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Ensured that states accepting the federal government’s targeted investment agree to measure and report on results in terms of standards and accountability.
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Continuing resolution passed instead, legislation continues “as is” until reauthorized, this continues until present time
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The Race to the Top emphasizes encouraging states to work jointly toward a system of common academic standards that builds toward college and career readiness, expanding effective support to teachers and principals,implementing a statewide longitudinal data system,asking states to prioritize and transform persistently low-performing schools, by promoting collaborations between business leaders, educators, and other stakeholders to raise student achievement and close achievement gaps.
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This document contains the Department of Education/Obama Administration proposals for changing NCLB when it is reauthorized
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(1) Adoption of common core standards and assessments, (2) new teacher performance evaluation system (3) new teacher certification guidelines and requirements, (4) new data systems for identification of lowest performing schools, and (5) more charter schools and new authorization guidelines
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- A State will no longer have to set targets that require all students to be proficient by 2014.
- A State must develop a rigorous plan addressing the three critical areas that include Transitioning to College- and Career-Ready Standards and Assessments, Developing Systems of Differentiated Recognition, Accountability, and Support, and lastly Evaluating and Supporting Teacher and Principal Effectiveness.