More than three of four ESSA plans (41 of 53, 77%) include a postsecondary readiness indicator as a scoring element in state accountability systems¶
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q2 i? 41 out of 53 ESSA plans (77%) included a postsecondary readiness indicator as a scoring element contributing to school support identification. → Mitchell P. Herz 2023
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Mitchell P. Herz 2023¶
Mitchell P. Herz, Lamar L. Johnson, and Eric W. Crane. (2023). Accountability for Postsecondary Readiness: A 50-State Analysis. Region 15 Comprehensive Center at WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED633301
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A 50-state document analysis of all ESSA plans on the U.S. Department of Education website as of May 1, 2023, with two raters coding measures and state agency staff verifying the data. The review found "41 out of 53 ESSA plans (77%) included a postsecondary readiness indicator."
"In total, 41 out of 53 ESSA plans (77%) included a postsecondary readiness indicator as a scoring element that contributed to identifying schools for additional support."
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Related Claims¶
- Postsecondary readiness indicators emphasize academic measures (98% of plans) and career measures (83%) far more than military measures (27%) — related
- Postsecondary readiness indicators carry an average weight of 16 percent of high school summative accountability scores, ranging from 5 to 33 percent — related
- Indicator complexity varies from 1 to 23 measures (averaging just under seven), and states with more measures do not necessarily weight the indicator more — related
- Maryland lacked a measure of schools' support of academic growth from kindergarten to grade 3, creating a critical accountability need under ESSA — related
- Composite accountability indicators such as A–F letter grades fail to capture the cognitive and noncognitive competencies of deeper learning and college and career readiness — related
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More than three of four ESSA plans (41 of 53, 77%) include a postsecondary readiness indicator as a scoring element in state accountability systems |
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More than three of four ESSA plans (41 of 53, 77%) include a postsecondary readiness indicator as a scoring element in state accountability systems |
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