Growth Models
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Federal
2 States Selected for ‘Growth Model’ Pilot
The Department of Education last week chose North Carolina and Tennessee as the first states for a pilot program that will allow them to measure adequate yearly progress under the No Child Left Behind Act based on the academic growth that students show from year to year.
Education
U.S. Pilot of AYP 'Growth' Models Advances
The states that made the first cut to qualify for a new pilot program that would let them use so-called growth models to judge whether schools and districts meet their performance targets under the federal No Child Left Behind Act are using a variety of approaches to tackle the task.
Federal
Eight States Advance in Bid to Use NCLB ‘Growth Models’
Eight states have made the first cut to qualify for a pilot program that would let them use so-called growth models to judge whether schools and districts meet their performance targets under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
Federal
20 States Seek to Join Pilot on NCLB ‘Growth Models’
Twenty states have applied for a pilot program that would let them judge whether schools and districts meet their performance targets under the No Child Left Behind Act based, at least in part, on the academic growth students show from year to year.
Education
Letter to the Editor
Privacy Concerns and AYP ‘Growth Models’
As a new resident of Oregon, I read with interest of that state’s efforts to become one of U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings’ “flexibilities.”
Federal
Education Department Convenes Working Group on ‘Growth’ Models
The U.S. Department of Education is exploring options for measuring progress under the No Child Left Behind Act that are based on how much academic growth individual students show over time, according to attendees of the first meeting of a working group on such models.