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T.H.E. Journal December 2002	Polk Co. Schools Rely on Florida-Specific Assessment Tool to Develop Individual Learning Paths A unique assessment program in a large Florida school district has proven that a vision, commitment, comprehensive assessment and instructional technology strategy can yield dramatic gains in student achievement scores.
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T.H.E. Journal January 2003 Kay Woodfield	Getting On Board With Online Testing Like most technology being adopted in education, computerized testing has the potential to improve individual student learning. That was Idaho's goal when it selected a new Internet-enabled state test in spring 2002.
T.H.E. Journal July 2005 Nicole Honore	Going the Distance to Hold Teachers Accountable Louisiana receives national recognition for its flexible online professional development program that helps improve the quality of classroom teachers statewide.
T.H.E. Journal May 2003 Berger & Gunn	Challenging Districts to 'Put Reading First' When it comes to the legislation known as Reading First -- a law with profound implications for how our children will learn to read -- the administration has backed up its words with forceful policy, its policy with unprecedented amounts of money, and its money with a plan for vigilant enforcement.
T.H.E. Journal March 5, 2010 David Nagel	National Ed Tech Plan Advocates Radical Reforms in Schools The U.S. Department of Education released the first public draft of the National Education Technology Plan. The document reveals an intent not only to infuse technology throughout the curriculum, but to implement some major changes to education itself.
T.H.E. Journal May 2004	State-Level Studies The U.S. Education Department made grant awards to 10 State Education Agencies who met the criteria to increase the capacity of states to design, conduct and procure high-quality evaluations of educational technology.
T.H.E. Journal April 2007 Linda L. Briggs	Business Intelligence :: Magnum B.I. Using powerful business intelligence tools, two districts are drilling down to the finer points of student data, where the most revealing insights lie.
T.H.E. Journal May 2004 John Bailey	Making the Case: Research Efforts on Educational Technology The U.S. Department of Education is investing more than $56 million to study the conditions and practices under which technology is used to document its impact on student performance.
T.H.E. Journal June 2004 Mark Schneiderman	A Closer Look at Scientifically Based Research - What Does SBR Mean for Education Technology? Driven by budgetary and accountability pressures, K-12 education decision-makers have increased their demand for evidence of effectiveness and a return on their investment in technology.
T.H.E. Journal July 2005 Patricia Renzulli	Testing the Limits of One-Stop Data Access The School District of Philadelphia relies on its comprehensive technology solution to make informed teaching decisions.
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T.H.E. Journal June 2004 Creg E. Williams	School District of Philadelphia Uses Web-Based System to Increase Student Achievement The evidence clearly showed that our high schools were in need of innovative solutions to improve the foundation for student success.
T.H.E. Journal July 2005 Wolf & Hall	Fighting the Good Fight Can the ed tech community convince policymakers that states and districts desperately need dedicated technology funding to ensure no child is left behind?
T.H.E. Journal July 2007 Mary Ann Wolf	Systemic School Reform :: A Guiding Hand A systemic approach to school reform demands leaders with vision, who understand how every step of their efforts fits together to support teachers and benefit students.
T.H.E. Journal January 2003 Wayne Moore	Facts and Assumptions of Assessment: Technology, The Missing Link The infusion of technology in schools has opened the door for opportunities to challenge governing bodies to use the technology to provide student assessment that will measure their abilities for connecting knowledge learned with real-world applications.
T.H.E. Journal May 2004 Faye P. Taylor	Education Technology Helps Unite School Communities, Improve Academic Achievement The landmark No Child Left Behind Act has spurred the adoption of innovative education technology and Internet-based programs into classrooms nationwide.
T.H.E. Journal July 2007 Stuart J. Ciske	Systemic School Reform :: Wisconsin Wisconsin officials recognized a need to turn their attention from the technology tools themselves and focus on how the tools could be used to stimulate learning.
T.H.E. Journal May 2003 Neah J. Lohr	Implementing the Complexities of NCLB Wisconsin's approach to overcoming the law's challenges and closing the achievement gap
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T.H.E. Journal May 2006 Nodine & Petrides	ISKME Special Series Part 4: Using Data to Improve Instruction Connecting the dots: how to use data to get from districtwide goal-setting to school-level performance.
T.H.E. Journal August 2008 Matt Villano	Make It Count Budget crunches are elevating the need for K-12 technology leaders to demonstrate a favorable return on investment. Here's how to ensure you're getting what you pay for.
T.H.E. Journal May 2004 Linda Clark	Computerized Adaptive Testing: Effective Measurement for All Students The motivation for adopting computerized adaptive testing (CAT) is the belief that every student, at every level, needs the right education for where they are right now. CAT better provides the tools to offer it.
T.H.E. Journal April 2008	SIIA Lays Out a Vision for Change With defined goals and benchmarks, the Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) new initiative urges increasing technology use in K-20 classrooms... No Child Left Behind Act prompts major curriculum shifts... etc.
T.H.E. Journal May 14, 2009 Ruth Reynard	Technology's Impact on Learning Outcomes: Can It Be Measured? The ongoing debate on the effectiveness of technology use for student learning outcomes still seems to have no clear answers.
T.H.E. Journal April 2005 Deborah S. Sutton	PETI Tools Assist Missouri Districts in Determining Their Technological Progress The 2006-2011 Missouri Educational Technology Strategic Plan (METSP) to help schools move forward in effective integration of technology into teaching and learning results in improved student performance and academic achievement.
T.H.E. Journal February 2004 Sloane O'Neal	Individualized Instruction for Improved Student Achievement -- Education's 'Holy Grail' Adding more teachers may help somewhat, but unless we can provide one-to-one instruction, teachers -- and more important, our students -- will still fail. This is where technology can make the difference.
T.H.E. Journal July 2005 John O'Connell & Gary Phye	Creating Strategies for Improved Teaching and Learning Iowa relies on technology to tackle problems with teacher quality and student achievement.
T.H.E. Journal February 2007	Texas District Uses Web-Based Assessment Solutions To Target Instruction Standards-based formative assessment and computer-adaptive diagnostic testing provide educators with data to address student needs.
T.H.E. Journal March 2007 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Service Disagreement A lack of precedence on how to charge for ongoing support for technology purchases has created an unhealthy divide between vendors and educators.
T.H.E. Journal December 2000 Gary West	Technology Tools to Make Educational Accountability Work The South Carolina Education Accountability Act of 1998 (EAA) establishes new standards for student performance. There is little doubt that such standards are needed as our state attempts to move up the ladder toward excellence...
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T.H.E. Journal July 2005	Closing the Achievement Gap While education stakeholders recognize the importance of closing the minority achievement gap, many still find it difficult to make and sustain progress in terms of student achievement. Technology is now proving to be the key to success.
T.H.E. Journal January 2003 Sylvia Charp	Assessment and Accountability The No Child Left Behind Act requires the inclusion of all students in state assessment programs, and holds students and educators accountable for performance relative to state standards. However, a number of challenges still need to be addressed.
T.H.E. Journal June 2004 Beth McBride	Data-Driven Instructional Methods: 'One Strategy Fits All' Doesn't Work in Real Classrooms Differentiated instruction is vital to effecting positive change in student performance.
T.H.E. Journal April 2004	Classroom Connect Launches Web-Based Instructional Program Connected Tech offers districts and states an effective and affordable way to help students learn lifelong technology application skills, while also meeting the need to improve overall student achievement in reading, math, science and social studies.
T.H.E. Journal January 2003 Judith B. Rajala	Education Reform Education reform is the comprehensive and prioritized change within the field of K-12 education that promotes the overall improvement of student performance and academic achievement. The NCLB Act targets four basic education reform principles.
T.H.E. Journal April 2005 Cheryl Lemke	Measuring Progress With Technology in Schools Today's education policymakers are seeing technology through the lens of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, which is creating expectations for a "learning return" on all technology investments.
T.H.E. Journal April 2002 Geoffrey Fletcher	Groups Examine ESEA's Technology Provisions At a meeting held Feb. 25-28, the U.S. Dept. of Education worked with state directors of technology and members of the Regional Technology in Education Consortia to take a focused look at the technology provisions of the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act...
T.H.E. Journal January 2006	Industry News New alliance between Northwest Evaluation Association and CompassLearning aims to improve assessment and data management.
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T.H.E. Journal May 2004 Cathryn Harvey	Special Education Solutions in the Age of NCLB While an individualized approach to connecting assessment with instruction is helping mainstream students succeed, there have not been solutions that special education teachers can adopt in helping with the issues surrounding standardized testing.
T.H.E. Journal June 2009 Christine Fox	More Than Machines Comprehensive technology integration programs go beyond laptop initiatives to provide teachers with the support they need to improve student engagement and achievement.
T.H.E. Journal February 2009 Jeff Weinstock	Data-Driven Decision-Making: Mission Accomplished Two districts, one goal: to use data to drive decision-making. Both have achieved breakthroughs, discovering new ways to draw insights from student performance, and then step in to better it.
T.H.E. Journal May 2009 Jennifer Demski	Assess. Instruct. Repeat. In response to new federal rules mandating organizations retain their electronic documents, districts are using outside providers to archive their in-house e-mails.