The School District of Philadelphia Action Plan v2.0
8 The state of Kentucky experienced a 28 percentage point decline in reading and a 33 percentage point drop in mathematics for its elementary-‐aged students. Similarly, after its initial administration of its Common Core-‐aligned assessment, proficiency rates for English language arts and math declined by 24 percentage points and 34 percentage points, respectively. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/11/02/11standards.h32.html and http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_edwatch/2013/08/_one_interesting_aspect_of.html 9
Harvard Strategic Data Project (2013). SDP College-‐Going Diagnostic: The School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved from http://www.gse.harvard.edu/cepr-‐resources/files/news-‐events/sdp-‐sdp-‐cg.pdf.
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McKinsey & Company (2007). “How the World’s Best-‐Performing School Systems Come Out on Top”. Retrieved from http://mckinseyonsociety.com/downloads/reports/Education/Worlds_School_Systems_Final.pdf. Levin, B. (2008). How To Change 5000 Schools: A Practical, and Positive Approach for Leading Change at Every Level.” Harvard Education Press.
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According to the Ounce of Prevention Fund, at-‐risk children who don’t receive a high-‐quality early childhood education are: • 25% more likely to drop out of school • 40% more likely to become a teen parent • 50% more likely to be placed in special education • 60% more likely to never attend college • 70% more likely to be arrested for a violent crime http://www.ounceofprevention.org/about/why-‐early-‐childhood-‐investments-‐work.php
Also see: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids. (2012). High Quality Early Care and Education: A Key to Reducing Future Crime in Pennsylvania. Retrieved from http://www.fightcrime.org/wp-‐content/uploads/PA-‐ECE-‐quality-‐ report-‐SEPT-‐2012.pdf.
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Barnett, S. (2013). “The True Value of ECE,” Washington, DC. Retrieved from: http://nieer.org/sites/nieer/files/The%20True%20Value%20of%20ECE.pdf; Tennessee Department of Education. “The Tennessee STAR-‐Quality Child Care Program: What It Means for Pre-‐K. Retrieved from : http://www.state.tn.us/education/earlylearning/prek/documents/PreK_UnderstandingCollab.pdf; and The Pew Charitable Trusts, “Why All Children Benefit from Pre-‐K.” Retrieved from: http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=19434#sthash.wRQrq5Kf.dpuf
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Center for Educational Research and Innovation (2008). “Assessment for Learning Formative Assessment. st OECD/CERI International Conference “Learning in the 21 Century: Research Innovation and Policy.” Retrieved from http://www.oecd.org/site/educeri21st/40600533.pdf. And Black, Paul, Wiliam, Dylan, Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice. Mar1998, Vol. 5, Issue. Retrieved from: http://area.fc.ul.pt/en/artigos%20publicados%20internacionais/Assessment%20and%20classroom%20lea rning.doc
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