50-State Report Card
Amid national political turnover and financial worries, states remain on the front line in the push for school improvement.
Quality Counts 2009 is the 13th edition of Education Week ’s series of annual report cards tracking state education policies and outcomes. Drawing heavily on data from the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center’s annual state policy survey, the report once again offers a comprehensive state-by-state analysis of key indicators of student success. With English-language learners as the special focus of this year’s report, it also, for the first time, provides 50-state information on this diverse and growing student subgroup, complemented by explanatory articles from Education Week reporters.
The framework of this year’s report reflects the research center’s decision to move the annual state survey to a modular design that collects data on specific topics on an every-other-year basis. This change was made in part to ease the burden on state respondents, while still providing timely and detailed information. This year’s state survey did not seek data on the teaching profession, or on standards, assessments, and accountability. Those topics will be included in the next round of surveys and should reappear as graded categories in Quality Counts 2010 .
Instead, the states this year receive individual letter grades in three areas that, together, include 35 educational indicators. Those graded categories are: the Chance-for Success-Index, developed by the EPE Research Center and capturing key facets of education spanning stages from childhood to adulthood, policies related to transitions and alignment, and school...
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