State policies on teacher evaluation practices in the Midwest Region
This REL Technical Brief describes state-level policies and procedural requirements for guiding teacher evaluation practices at the district level in the seven states served by the Midwest Regional Educational Laboratory: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Building on the Issues & Answers report Examining district guidance to schools on teacher evaluation policies in the Midwest Region (Brandt et al. 2007), this technical brief reveals how teacher evaluation practices are addressed by state policies and other state-level initiatives that include teacher evaluation features.
WWC Releases Reading Mastery Intervention Report
Reading Mastery is a curriculum designed to teach phonemic awareness, sound-letter correspondence, word and passage reading, vocabulary development, comprehension, and building oral reading fluency.
In 2007, about one-fifth of non-American Indian/Alaska Native students attend schools located in rural areas, as compared to approximately half of American Indian/Alaska Native students. (Read more)
In 2007, at fourth grade, 73 percent of AI/AN students at high density schools were eligible for free lunch compared to 47 percent of their peers at low density schools. (Read more)
Data Snapshot
In FY 06, current expenditures per pupil in the 100 largest public school districts ranged from a low of $4,918 in Alpine School District, Utah, to a high of $17,421 in Boston City Schools, Massachusetts.
American Indian and Alaska Native fourth-graders performing in NAEP mathematics at or above the Proficient level increased from 21% in 2005 to 25% in 2007.
