Publications Issue All Student-Centered Learning DesignsEducator Talent PathwaysOutcomes That MatterAutonomy and Shared Power Recommendations for Minnesota’s Teacher Standards of Effective Practice Memo • June 2019 Based on extensive stakeholder engagement, we identified nine areas that we recommend the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) strengthen or add when drafting Minnesota’s new teacher standards. Competency-Based Education FAQ Memo • January 2019 Answers to frequently asked questions regarding competency-based education, including a thorough definition of CBE, its advantages over traditional approaches, the role of teachers, and legislation to enable and support CBE. FAQ: Minnesota’s Tiered Teacher Licensure System and PELSB Memo • August 2018 The new four-tiered teacher licensure system was created by the legislature during the 2017 legislative session. This FAQ covers the new system and the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. A History of Minnesota’s Tiered Teacher Licensure System Memo • August 2018 This brief provides a historical overview of the impetus for Minnesota’s change to a four-tiered teacher licensure system, as well as the transition to the new system. This is a living document that EE will update as needed. Summaries of States’ ESSA School Quality/Student Success Measures Memo • June 2018 The School Quality or Student Success (SQ/SS) indicator was one of the most talked about decisions that fell to the states in drafting their new ESSA accountability plans. This memo summarizes the chosen SQ/SS measures for each state. 2017 Innovation Zone Law FAQ Memo • June 2018 A 2017 law allows districts and charter schools in Minnesota to form an innovation zone in order to try new approaches to learning that will raise student acheivement. The law provides flexibility from state law and rule to try those innovations. Summaries of States’ ESSA Accountability Plans Memo • April 2017 On April 3, 2017, fourteen states and D.C. submitted their draft ESSA state accountability plans. This memo contains one-page summaries of each state’s plan, focusing on four primary areas or “big decisions” that ESSA requires each state to address. Our Working Definition of Student Achievement and School Quality Memo • May 2016 Having good definitions of the terms “student achievement” and “school quality” is important in our nation’s quest to improve public education. But the two terms are often defined too simply, too narrowly, too controversially. This working memo puts forth our own deeper and broader definitions of these two important terms. Fifteen Areas of Autonomy Secured by Teacher-Powered Schools Memo • July 2015 A description of areas of autonomy, assembled while consulting literature and visiting schools during the writing of the book Trusting Teachers with School Success. And, examples of how schools have used those autonomies. Elements of Good Policy for School “Innovation Zones” Memo • December 2011 In 2010 and 2011 Education Evolving studied the policy frameworks being used in large cities around the country to encourage innovation in school. Here is a summary of key elements of those frameworks. Post navigation 1 2 3 4 5 Next → Stay In Touch Get updates, new publications, fresh analysis, and event invitations in your inbox. First Name Last Name Email Address State What do you want to receive? Monthly newsletter (once per month) Blog posts by email (about two per month) See past newsletters in the archive.
