The Relationship between State and District Content Standards: Issues of Alignment, Influence and Utility

Creator

Elizabeth Dutro
Sheila Valencia

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Publisher

Arizona State University, University of South Florida

Publication Date

August 2004

Abstract

... In this article we report on a study of the relationship between state and local content standards in reading in four states and districts. Through interviews with key personnel in each state, and district and analyses of state and local content standards in reading, we explored the alignment between state and district content standards, the path of influence between the two, and the role of high-stakes tests in state and districts reform efforts. ...

Keywords

School districts, Education--Standards, Academic achievement, Educational change

Extent

49

Volume

12

Issue

44

Language

English

Media Type

Journals (Periodicals)

Format

Digital Only

Note

Citation: Dutro, E. & Valencia. (2004, August 30). The relationship between state and district content standards: Issues of alignment, influence and utility. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 12(45). Retrieved [date] from http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v12n45.

Identifier

E11-00394

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Dutro, Elizabeth and Valencia, Sheila, "The Relationship between State and District Content Standards: Issues of Alignment, Influence and Utility" (2004). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 513.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/513