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The basis of this discussion comes from a handout entitled “A Blueprint for Reform” a copy of which can be found on the US Department of Education website:

http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/blueprint/index.html

Priorities in a Blueprint for Reform

This blueprint builds on the significant reforms already made in response to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 around four areas: (1) Improving teacher and principal effectiveness to ensure that every classroom has a great teacher and every school has a great leader; (2) Providing information to families to help them evaluate and improve their children’s schools, and to educators to help them improve their students’ learning; (3) Implementing college- and career-ready standards and developing improved assessments aligned with those standards; and (4) Improving student learning and achievement in America’s lowest-performing schools by providing intensive support and effective interventions.

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