State and district survey of Title I and Title II-A implementation under the ESSA transition¶

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Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 1 study (1 associational), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study

Description¶

A survey-based data collection examining how key policies and initiatives related to two large ESEA programs were implemented in 2017–18. The report states: "The report uses survey data to examine how key policies and initiatives related to two large ESEA programs were implemented in 2017–18, and contrasts that with four years earlier." It serves as the evidence base for the report's key findings on standards, school identification, improvement supports, and performance data use, and is intended as the foundation for an ongoing assessment of ESSA implementation.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Survey data collection covering state and district Title I and Title II-A policies and initiatives.

Constraints¶

• Provides only a brief look at the transition toward ESSA rather than a full evaluation of the law's effects.

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students in states and districts implementing Title I and Title II-A

Target Learning Goals¶

• Implementation of federal standards, assessment, school improvement, and educator-effectiveness policies

Affordances¶

• Essa State Discretion Framework

Claims¶

• States and districts increasingly used performance data as a means to support effective teaching [+W]
• States broadened measures for identifying struggling schools while more districts reported improvement activities, particularly teacher professional development [+W]
• Between 2014 and 2018, most states did not significantly change their content standards while districts increasingly provided standards-aligned supports [+W]

Related Elements¶

• Study of Title I and Title II-A implementation: nationally representative 2013-14 surveys of states, districts, principals, and teachers

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Gill, B., Ross, C., Dillon, E., Li, A., Troppe, P., Isenberg, E., Milanowski, A., Garrison-Mogren, R., & Rizzo, L. (2020). The Transition to ESSA: State and District Approaches to Implementing Title I and Title II-A in 2017–18. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/the-transition-to-essa-state-and-district-approaches-to-implementing-title-i-and-title-ii