"The aim of this study is to examine the impact of charter schools on student achievement in the Great Lakes states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. This evaluation addresses two specific questions: How does student achievement in charter schools compare with student achievement in demographically similar, traditional public schools? Do charter schools show promise of being an effective strategy for improving student achievement...

The School Turnaround Leadership Development grant program (STLD) was enacted by the Colorado State Legislature in 2014 to nurture and support leaders in turning around academic performance in the state's low-performing schools. The purpose of the STLD program is to serve school leaders who will demonstrate dramatic and lasting improvements of student achievement and growth in Priority Improvement or Turnaround schools.

Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), districts with schools that have failed to make adequate yearly progress for three consecutive years are required to utilize Title I funds to provide tutoring services to students in those schools who qualify for free and reduced lunch (a proxy for socio-economic status). The intent of the law is to provide tutoring services outside of the school day to increase the academic performance of those...

The purpose of this document is to provide non-regulatory guidance to school districts on ways to align their existing district assessments with a district alternate assessment that meets the requirements of IDEA 2004.

The central objective of Title I, Part A is to ensure that all children reach challenging academic content standards, specifically in reading and math. The program provides supplemental resources to schools and students who have furthest to go in achieving these standards. In 2009-2010, CDE in collaboration with an external evaluation firm, OMNI Institute, studied the relationship between the amount of Title I funds distributed to schools and student...