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Standards-Based Education Reforms: Looking Back to Look Forward

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Title: Standards-Based Education Reforms: Looking Back to Look Forward
Language: English
Authors: Michael W. Kirst, Learning Policy Institute
Source: Learning Policy Institute. 2024.
Availability: Learning Policy Institute. 1530 Page Mill Road Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA 94304. Tel: 650-332-9797; e-mail: info@learningpolicyinstitute.org; Web site: https://learningpolicyinstitute.org
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 100
Publication Date: 2024
Sponsoring Agency: S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Government Role, Outcomes of Education, State Government, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Accountability, Federal Regulation, State Regulation, Academic Standards
Geographic Terms: California
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Abstract: This report analyzes the evolution and effectiveness of standards-based reforms in U.S. education. Starting from the increased federal involvement with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 1965 to the Goals 2000 launch of more recent reforms, the document explores the role of state governments in implementing systemic reforms aimed at aligning educational components to enhance student outcomes. The report examines the evolution of standards-based reforms from the rise of state standards in the early 2000s through the present, tracing the theory of the reforms and iterations through several eras of standards and accountability at both the federal and state levels, with a particular emphasis on California, where the author was President of the State Board of Education at the time the state ushered in a new era of standards-based reform.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: ED671010
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This report analyzes the evolution and effectiveness of standards-based reforms in U.S. education. Starting from the increased federal involvement with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 1965 to the Goals 2000 launch of more recent reforms, the document explores the role of state governments in implementing systemic reforms aimed at aligning educational components to enhance student outcomes. The report examines the evolution of standards-based reforms from the rise of state standards in the early 2000s through the present, tracing the theory of the reforms and iterations through several eras of standards and accountability at both the federal and state levels, with a particular emphasis on California, where the author was President of the State Board of Education at the time the state ushered in a new era of standards-based reform.