Administrator News provides superintendents and other school administrators with concise, timely overviews of rigorous evidence-based research conducted on high priority, regionally-relevant education issues, such as assessment, college readiness, professional development, intervention strategies and special populations. Administrator News includes:
- Findings that can inform decision-making on district and school programs and policies
- Research results that provide valid answers and can be readily applied in schools
- Background facts that highlight the importance of the issue to student academic success
- Key questions for administrators to consider in applying the research results to program and policy development
How prepared are students for college-level reading? Applying a Lexile-based approach
To assist policymakers in their efforts to measure whether their state is meeting goals to prepare high school students to succeed in college courses, this study documents the new methodology that was developed.
A systematic comparison of the American Diploma Project English language arts college readiness standards with those ACT, College Board, and Standards for Success
This study provides District Administrators and English Language Arts Curriculum Directors with information about the broad areas of agreement and disagreement in content among the four sets of standards and identifies the level of cognitive complexity that these standards represent.
Examining context and challenges in measuring investment in professional development: A case study of six school districts in the Southwest region.
To assist administrators in understanding the context and challenges of measuring investment in professional development and how to collect the necessary expenditure and cost data to support such an examination.
Formative assessment policies, programs, and practices in the Southwest Region
To assist administrators in determining the role that formative assessment can play in their state’s comprehensive assessment system.
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