Publications
How Might Performance Based Pay Move Us in the Direction of Excellence
Joshua Barnett & Gary Ritter
Educational Leadership
October 2008
How Might Performance Based Pay Move Us in the Direction of Excellence (PDF)
2008 Report Card on Arkansas Schools
Dollars for Sense: Assessing Achievement Gaps in Arkansas in the Context of Substantial Funding Increases
Volume 5, Issue 3
September 3, 2008
This is a two-part analysis of whether districts in Arkansas with higher percentages of low-income and minority students received the intended increases in funding and whether achievement gaps, specifically for disadvantaged students, changed over the last five years as more resources have been put into the education system.
What Does NAEP Tell Us About Student Achievement in Arkansas?
Volume 5, Issue 2
August 28, 2008
This AER is a discussion of current and historical data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in math, reading, science, and writing, comparing Arkansas students’ results on the NAEP to the national average and the performance of other states in the region.
What Does NAEP Tell Us About Student Achievement in Arkansas? (PDF)
Are All State Exams Equal?
Volume 5, Issue 5
August 13, 2008
Federal NCLB legislation requires that state policymakers set curricular standards and administer exams aligned to these standards in reading, math, and science. With a nod toward local control, NCLB allows each state to set unique standards for proficiency in each of these subject areas. The predictable result: in many states, policymakers have set low standards to create the appearance of success with high numbers of students meeting those standards. Interestingly, the standards set in Arkansas are among the highest in the nation!
2008 Test Scores Show General Improvement with Room to Grow
Volume 5, Issue 4
August 13, 2008
OEP highlights the Benchmark and SAT-10 results for Arkansas students that were released earlier this summer. These results reveal that students throughout the state continue to improve each year with respect to state standards.
2008 Test Scores Show General Improvement with Room to Grow (PDF)
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