2015 Benchmarking Reports
Benchmarking State Implementation of College-and Career-Readiness Standards, Aligned Assessments and Related Reforms
2015 Benchmarking Reports
Six reports make up this set: a cross-state findings report that describes trends across the states and their work — plus five reports with detailed state profiles by topic.
Cross-State Findings
State Implementation of College- and Career-Readiness Standards
SREB examined the efforts of 14 states to support implementation
of new standards. The goal: Document steps states have
taken, highlight exemplary efforts, provide feedback to
states and foster cross-state dialogue to inform continuous
improvement.
What successes, challenges and next steps did interviewees
articulate? What recommendations does SREB draw from the
study?
Timeline and Approach to Standards and Assessments
State Implementation of College- and Career-Readiness Standards
What actions have states taken to foster implementation of their new college- and career-readiness standards and the assessments aligned to them? This benchmarking report provides a descriptive overview of each state’s implementation efforts.
Aligned Teaching Resources
State Implementation of College- and Career-Readiness Standards
How have state departments of education fostered local educators’ use of high-quality instructional resources that are aligned to their state’s new college- and career-readiness standards? This benchmarking report provides a descriptive overview of each state’s teaching resources.
Professional Development
State Implementation of College- and Career-Readiness Standards
What professional learning opportunities have state departments of education provided to help educators implement their new college- and career-readiness standards? This benchmarking report provides a descriptive overview of each state’s professional learning for teachers.
Evaluation of Teachers and Leaders
State Implementation of College- and Career-Readiness Standards
How do states’ teacher and leader evaluation systems integrate their new readiness standards’ expectations for student learning? This benchmarking report provides a descriptive overview of each state’s teacher and leader evaluation systems .
Accountability
What measures have states put in place to hold schools accountable for teaching and learning under their new college-and career-readiness standards? This benchmarking report explains how states’ accountability reporting for federal Title III funds to serve English learners incorporates such measures.
