And the American Diploma Project report motivated at least 25 states to vow to align their K — 12 outcome standards with their higher - education entrance expectations. (educationnext.org)
As the consultants who provided the plaintiffs» analysis explained, their job was to «identify and measure the impact of the major, systematic factors that underlie the variations in costs of achieving a specific set of outcome standards across the schools in New York State.» (educationnext.org)
The Supreme Court held that the exclusive focus on money of the lower judicial panel was inappropriate and asked the panel to use a more appropriate outcomes standard. (educationnext.org)