Center for American Progress

For Research On School Accountability System Reform

  • Amount
    $150,000
  • Program
  • Date Awarded
    7/14/2015
  • Term
    12 Months
  • Type of Support
    General Support/Program
Overview
The Center for American Progress is an independent, nonpartisan educational institute promoting progressive ideas and action. The center will develop interrelated state and national frameworks for next-generation school accountability systems and explore how policy can best incentivize instruction and assessment for deeper learning student outcomes. The center hopes to advance new ideas for restructuring state and federal accountability systems, which will make it easier to improve innovative delivery of content knowledge, higher-order skills, and academic mindsets.
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