Ready for College and Career_ NME

Ready for College and Career?

Ready for College and Career? Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page March 20, 2014   KARIN HESS, BRIAN GONG, AND REBECCA STEINITZ Ready for College and Career? Achieving the Common Core Standards and Beyond Through Deeper, Student-Centered Learning examines how to prepare students to succeed in postsecondary life. The report finds that a range of…

NESSC-Briefing-No12 NME

Leadership in Action: What is Proficiency-Based Grading?

Leadership in Action: What is Proficiency-Based Grading? Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page February 26, 2014   NEW ENGLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL CONSORTIUM This issue brief from the New England Secondary School Consortium outlines what separates proficiency-based grading from traditional grading.   Proficiency-based grades separate academic achievement from behaviors.

A K-12 Federal Policy Framework for Competency Education NME

A K-12 Federal Policy Framework for Competency Education: Building Capacity for Systems Change

A K-12 Federal Policy Framework for Competency Education: Building Capacity for Systems Change Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page February 01, 2014   MARIA WORTHEN AND LILLIAN PACE Providing federal policymakers with a comprehensive vision for supporting state and local efforts to implement student-centered learning, this report describes barriers and opportunities within federal education…

Student-Centered Learning_ Dozier-Libbey NME

Student-Centered Learning: Dozier-Libbey Medical High School

Student-Centered Learning: Dozier-Libbey Medical High School Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page January 29, 2014   DIANE FRIEDLAENDER In this report, the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) explores student-centered learning practices at Dozier-Libbey Medical High School (DMHS) in California—a school serving predominately low-income students and students of color. Within just five…

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Student-Centered Learning: City Arts and Technology High School

Student-Centered Learning: City Arts and Technology High School Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page January 29, 2014   HEATHER LEWIS-CHARP AND TINA LAW City Arts and Technology High School (CAT) emphasizes a strong student-centered focus, student-based inquiry, self-reflection, student exhibitions and portfolio defenses, and ongoing professional development for teachers. CAT holds students to high…

College Readiness Meets Global Competence NME

College Readiness Meets Global Competence

College Readiness Meets Global Competence Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page January 13, 2014   KATIE BAYERL AND EVE GOLDBERG In 2003, Asia Society launched a network of schools with an ambitious, two-part mission: close the achievement gap for low-income and historically underserved secondary students, and address the growing opportunity gap between what American…

Progress and Proficiency NME

Progress and Proficiency: Redesigning Grading for Competency Education

Progress and Proficiency: Redesigning Grading for Competency Education Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page January 01, 2014   CHRIS STURGIS How do you design grading policies that actually communicate academic performance to students and parents? As more schools and districts begin to develop competency-based pathways that allow students to progress based on demonstrated mastery…