
Measuring Growth in Test Scores is Key to Understanding Student Progress
Join us in welcoming new improvement coaches, a program specialist and a program manager to the CORE team. Our team…
by core_admin0Welcome New CORE Team Members
Join us in welcoming new improvement coaches, a program specialist and a program manager to the CORE team. Our team…
by core_adminChris Steinhauser: 3 tips for Gov. Brown on how to close California’s pervasive achievement gaps
An open letter to the governor of California prior to his final State of the State Address: Dear Governor Jerry…
by core_adminSchool District Networks Use Improvement Science to Get Results
In a new brief, the CORE Districts and Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) highlight lessons learned from the first…
by core_adminLocal Improvement Facilitators Get Training through CORE Network
The CORE Districts Local Improvement Facilitator Training Program is preparing school- and district-based leaders to facilitate continuous quality improvement through…
by core_adminCORE Launches Executive Leadership Program for Improvement & Equity
A team of school leaders selected to participate in CORE Districts’ Executive Leadership for Improvement & Equity (ELIE) Program is…
by core_adminNew CORE Districts Research Highlights On-the-Ground Learnings on Continuous Improvement and the Benefits of a Networked Approach
In a new brief, the CORE Districts and Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) highlight lessons learned from the first…
by core_adminGaps are Pervasive; Test Scores Alone Mask Growth
When reviewing and reporting CAASPP results, proceed with caution. While 2016-17 test results show modest improvements, they don’t take into…
by core_adminCORE urges California State Board to submit a waiver for an Innovation Zone in the state’s ESSA plan.
by core_adminThe Power of Two: Embracing Both Proficiency and Growth
As surreal as it was, the recent confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos, the likely next secretary of education, raised a…
by core_adminCalif. CORE Districts Pilot Accountability Measures
In school accountability, flashlights work better than hammers. That’s the oft-repeated argument of California’s CORE districts, a data collaborative now…
by core_adminStrong, Locally Generated Data Key to School Improvement Strategies
This October 9, 2016 EdSource commentary written by California State Board of Education president Michael Kirst highlights the need for strong locally-generated…
by core_adminCalifornia’s Dashboard Data Will Guide Improvement; A Forum on How States Should Design Their Accountability Systems
After more than a decade of strict federal mandates and measures of school success, a new education law is inviting…
by core_adminCORE Districts Can Inform State’s New Accountability System
As California prepares to adopt its new multiple-measure school accountability system, the CORE Districts can offer firsthand experience and data…
by core_adminTough Measurements for School Success Needed
The state of California, the federal government, and your local school district all agree — our lowest-performing schools need support…
by core_adminCalifornia Data Show Flaws in Federal Regulations
When Congress passed the Every Student Succeeds Act in 2015, it was celebrated as relief from its predecessor, but as…
by core_adminProposed Federal, State Accountability Systems Could Again Clash
Differences in proposed federal and state criteria for intervening in the lowest-performing schools could lead to what California education officials…
by core_adminCORE Districts Want State Waiver to Continue Their Work
The six California school districts that designed their own school accountability and improvement model are asking the State Board of…
by core_admin6 Things to Know About LAUSDS New School Accountability System
A group of six California school districts, including LA Unified, this week unveiled a new school accountability system that represents…
by core_adminNew Ranking System for Fresno Unified Schools Moves Away From Test Scores
Under a new school accountability system for Fresno Unified, a school with the best test scores may not be labeled…
by core_adminHow Many Numbers Does It Take to Fix a School?
The experience of the last quarter century tells us that it only takes one number to label, shame, or laud…
by core_adminReady To Be Counted: Why Non-Cognitive Skills Must be Incorporated into Ed Policy, Practice
The enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act reinvigorates a discussion as old as education itself – what skills do…
by core_adminWaiver States Could Learn from CA’s CORE on ESSA
As most of the nation’s schools ponder the new goals set by the Every Child Succeeds Act, a group of…
by core_adminCORE Districts Announce Social-Emotional Assessment Design Challenge
The CORE Districts today announced a design challenge for new, state-of-the-art assessments of social-emotional skills. The goal is to identify…
by core_adminCORE Data Collaborative Advances Local School Improvement Strategies
More than one hundred educators gathered today in Los Angeles for the official kickoff of the CORE Data Collaborative, analyzing data…
by core_adminData Network Expands to Support Local School Improvement Efforts
The CORE Districts announced today the expansion of the CORE Data Collaborative to include a range of urban, suburban and…
by core_adminLong Beach Schools Take Survey on Academics, Social Issues
The Long Beach Unified School District this week began collecting data through its CORE Survey, intended to gather information on…
by core_adminCalifornia Provides Model for Measuring Schools’ Performance
With the new Every Student Succeeds Act returning power over oversight and accountability measures back to states, it’s no surprise…
by core_adminState Needs a School Report Card that Works
For too long in California and in other states, we have been having the wrong conversation about public education.
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