Many states responded to earlier efforts by watering down their standards for learning and lowering expectations for students in an attempt to artificially boost the number of students that reached proficiency. (educationnext.org)
Earlier efforts at reform failed in each of the 2013 - 2017 legislative sessions. (rstreet.org)
In addition, the contract builds on earlier efforts to involve teachers in the design and management of their schools, including the selection and assessment of school principals. (edweek.org)