How Eight State Education Agencies in the Northeast and Islands Region Identify and Support Low-Performing Schools and Districts

By Leslie F. Hergert, Sonia Caus Gleason, Carole Urbano, with Charlotte North

This report describes and analyzes how eight state education agencies in the Northeast and Islands Region—those of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, and Vermont–identify and support low-performing schools and districts under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Focusing on direct state supports and interventions, the report finds that the eight agencies have created supports and rationales to put federally defined accountability principles into practice in response to their specific contexts, local needs, and capacities.

Published by: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands Order Info

Download a copy of How Eight State Education Agencies in the Northeast and Islands Region Identify and Support Low-Performing Schools and Districts (PDF, 747 KB): http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/northeast/pdf/REL_2009068.pdf

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ISBN: REL 2009 068
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ISBN: REL 2009 068
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