Publications

The lack of resources is often highlighted as the most important correlate of poor learning outcomes in developing countries. However, increasing school resources may not necessarily drive better learning if resources are not properly translated into learning outcomes. This paper investigates ...

This report considers the role that the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) could take in supporting partner countries in embedding 21st-century skills or equivalent within their education systems. The report recommendations consider the different levers that GPE can use as well ...

As part of a broader strategy to help support the lowest performing schools in the state, the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) launched the School Turnaround Network (STN) program in 2014-15 and subsequently launched the School Turnaround Leadership Development (STLD) ...

This paper serves as the first of three papers addressing the topic of using performance-based assessments in Colorado to meet graduation requirements or to demonstrate postsecondary and workforce readiness (PWR). This first paper provides background context and information ...

This second of paper focuses on understanding the environment supporting the implementation of performance-based assessments (PBA) to inform postsecondary and workforce readiness (PWR) evaluations by: 1) providing background information on the two sites and teachers ...

In this third and final paper of the Performance-based assessment (PBA) series, we focus on sharing highlights from documenting the work taken up in case study classrooms using PBAs to assess postsecondary and workforce readiness (PWR). In this paper, we document to what extent PBA activities...