Resource Spotlight (Search Archive)
Use of Education Data at the Local Level: From Accountability to Instructional Improvement
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development. (2010, January)
Washington, DC: Author
This report “builds on the picture of local practices in implementing data-driven decision making provided in the earlier reports by presenting data from the national district survey as well as from site visits conducted during 2007–08…in 12 districts….A comparison of this portrait with the ideal of all schools using data systems to improve…outcomes for their students suggests a number of implications for policies and actions at the school, district, state, and national levels.”
State Spotlight (Search Archive)
Educational Rights and Responsibilities: Understanding Special Education in Illinois
Illinois State Board of Education, Special Education and Support Services. (2009, June)
Springfield, IL: Author
This comprehensive guide was developed for parents and others to learn about the educational rights of children who have disabilities and receive special education services. It also includes a glossary of terms and acronyms.
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