Research Studies provide concise, bulleted Findings, Policy Implications, and Recommendations on key issues, such as:
- High school rigor and exit exams
- Better serving English language learners
- Boosting reading and math achievement
- College entry and completion
- Reducing dropout rates and increasing graduation rates
- And many more! (Go to the database.)
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 The Progress of Education Reform addresses the hottest
education issue and provides information in a concise and easy-to-read
format based on the most recent studies and reports.
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ECS regularly issues useful compilations, summaries and/or comparisons of state policies—enacted or pending—on a wide variety of education topics, listed on the right. For a list of our most current documents, please see our What's New page.
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(Note: Not all topics have an ECS document associated with them. If you are looking for information on a specific topic, you can use our search function.)
Accountability
 School Improvement: What works in improving low-performing schools/districts? - Access related research titles from the ECS Research Studies Database. Links embedded in titles will take you to each study's major findings and recommendations....
Accountability: Do high-stakes systems raise student achievement? - Access related research titles from the ECS Research Studies Database. Links embedded in titles will take you to each study's major findings and recommendations....
From the ECS State Policy Database: Promising Practices - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....
Answering Questions About What Works in Improving Low-Performing Schools and Districts  PDF - This ECS Research Review summarizes six research studies addressing school improvement. (Molly Ryan, Education Commission of the States, November 2009)...
The Progress of Education Reform: School Improvement--What Works in Improving Low-Performing Schools and Districts? PDF - This issue highlights recent research that explores what works in improving low-performing schools and districts, examines what is being learned from research and looks at the subsequent implications for state policy. (Kathy Christie, Education Commission of the States, November 2007)...
The State Role in Accelerating Student Growth in Low-Performing High Schools  MS Word PDF - The goal of state intervention in a school or district designated as low-performing is not to punish. It is to help figure out how to improve student learning. The challenge, particularly for a chief state school officer or state board of education, is how best to leverage assistance to schools that have varying degrees of need. This ECS Policy Brief examines what has been learned from research and looks at the subsequent implications for state policy. It also makes suggestions for specific actions and provides examples of approaches that states have taken to amend governance and organizational structures, improve instructional conditions and increase instructional capacity. (Kathy Christie, Education Commission of the States, June 2007)...
Best in Class: Raising Student Achievement: Case Study MS Word - Pennsylvania was one of the first states to adopt the Standard & Poor’s School Evaluation Services (SES). This service provides over 100 measures of school and district performance covering such areas as student results, spending, return on resources, the learning environment, revenue and demographics. This case study follows the progress of the Tyrone area schools in Pennsylvania. (Education Commission of the States, July 2004)...
Building Trust and Improving Performance: Case Study MS Word - Michigan was the first state to adopt the Standard & Poor’s School Evaluation Services (SES). This service provides over 100 measures of school and district performance covering such areas as student results, spending, return on resources, learning environment, revenue and demographics. This case study follows the progress of Colon community schools in Michigan. (Education Commission of the States, July 2004)...
District Leaders Use Data To Garner State Resources: Case Study MS Word - Pennsylvania was one of the first states to adopt the Standard & Poor’s School Evaluation Services (SES). This service provides over 100 measures of school and district performance covering such areas as student results, spending, return on resources, the learning environment, revenue and demographics. This case study follows the progress of the Reading school district in Pennsylvania. (Education Commission of the States, July 2004)...
Raising Expectations by Benchmarking Better Performers: Case Study MS Word - Michigan was the first state to adopt the Standard & Poor’s School Evaluation Services (SES). This service provides over 100 measures of school and district performance covering such areas as student results, spending, return on resources, learning environment, revenue and demographics. This case study follows the progress of Midland schools in Michigan. (Education Commission of the States, July 2004)...
Strengthening Education in Rural Communities: Case Study MS Word - Pennsylvania was one of the first states to adopt the Standard & Poor’s School Evaluation Services (SES). This service provides over 100 measures of school and district performance covering such areas as student results, spending, return on resources, the learning environment, revenue and demographics. This case study follows the progress of the Pennsylvania Legislature. (Education Commission of the States, July 2004)...
Using Data for Educational, Employment and Community Decisions: Case Study MS Word - Michigan was the first state to adopt the Standard & Poor’s School Evaluation Services (SES). This service provides over 100 measures of school and district performance covering such areas as student results, spending, return on resources, learning environment, revenue and demographics. This case study follows the progress of Clio area schools in Michigan. (Education Commission of the States, July 2004)...
From the ECS State Policy Database: Accountability--School Improvement - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....
From the ECS State Policy Database: Accountability--Measures/Indicators - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....
From the ECS State Policy Database: Accountability--Accreditation - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....
From the ECS State Policy Database: Accountability--Reporting Results - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....
From the ECS State Policy Database: Accountability--Rewards - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....
From the ECS State Policy Database: Accountability - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....
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