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C-SAIL Blog

    Learn about standards implementation directly from stakeholders across the system – teachers, principals, policymakers, and researchers.

    Our blog presents posts by C-SAIL researchers, Center partners, and guest colleagues to examine the impact of college- and career-readiness (CCR) standards on teaching and learning; interpret state and national policies affecting CCR standards implementation; and present resources for education practitioners, policymakers, and researchers. We pay special attention to the experience of English language learners and students with disabilities, as well as the progress of standards reform in our partner states—California, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Texas.

    The views expressed by the C-SAIL bloggers do not represent the views of the Center on Standards, Alignment, Instruction, and Learning (C-SAIL) or its funder, the Institute for Education Sciences (IES).

    Implementation Findings: Authority in Massachusetts and Ohio
    Laura Desimone | October 31, 2016

    Laura Desimone gives a sneak peak of Year 1 Implementation Study findings from Massachusetts and Ohio.

    • Policy Attributes Theory
    • Standards Implementation

    Is California Ready to Tear Down Barriers to Bilingual Education?
    Nelson Flores | October 10, 2016

    Eighteen years after California voters passed Proposition 227, "The English in Public Schools Statue," voters have the opportunity to turn around one of its major provisions that creates barriers to bilingual education.

    • English Language Learners
    • Policy

    Parsing Public Opinion on Policy
    Morgan Polikoff | September 12, 2016

    It's education policy poll season, revealing the tide of public opinion on national and state K-12 issues and raising questions about how policymakers will respond.

    • Common Core State Standards
    • Policy
    • Testing

    Using Standards to Promote Reading Engagement

    Katie Pak | September 7, 2016

    Although the U.S. employs more reading specialists than other countries, kids report very low levels of reading enjoyment. How can we better engage students?

    • College- and Career-Readiness
    • Student Learning
    • Teaching and Instruction

    The Democratic and Republican Party Platforms Overlook ELLs
    Nelson Flores | August 31, 2016

    What do the major party platforms have to say about the education of English language learners?

    • English Language Learners
    • Policy

    Is it true that “what you test is what you get”?
    Andy Porter | August 25, 2016

    Are teachers more likely to teach, and therefore students more likely to learn, what is tested than what is intended by the state content standards? Probably. But there's more to the story.

    • Policy Attributes Theory
    • Standards Implementation
    • Student Learning
    • Teaching and Instruction

    Testing Troubles
    Morgan Polikoff | August 15, 2016

    Stories of standardized testing snafus are becoming increasingly common. It's crucial that education leaders turn the trend around.

    • Accountability
    • Common Core State Standards
    • Testing

    What does ESSA mean for ELLs?
    Nelson Flores | August 4, 2016

    ESSA improves upon challenges English language learners faced under NCLB, but is it enough?

    • Accountability
    • English Language Learners

    Education Policy Reform Processes: Lessons from India
    Katie Pak | August 1, 2016

    New education reforms in India can teach the United States lessons in stakeholder engagement, national standards, and aligned assessments. Researcher Katie Pak reports from India.

    • Policy
    • Standards Implementation
    • Testing

    Getting Smart About Measuring School Performance
    Morgan Polikoff | July 26, 2016

    Dear U.S. Department of Education, Morgan Polikoff has a recommendation for a better way to measure school performance.

    • Accountability
    • Policy
    • Policy Attributes Theory

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