Coalition for Student Achievement

Federal stimulus funds should drive education reform, not preserve the status quo.

The Coalition for Student Achievement believes that stimulus funds made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are an unprecedented opportunity to strengthen our economy by improving our schools. If implemented well, these reforms will pay dividends for decades to come in the form of stronger schools, more effective teachers, and a better-educated citizenry and workforce.

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THE CASE FOR REFORM:

Nearly one-third of all American students do not graduate from high school on time and another third are not prepared for college.

PRINCIPLES

Every state and local educational agency receiving Recovery Act funds should strive to:

Create a robust P-16 data system that tracks individual student performance and fosters continuous improvement;
Develop college and career-ready standards;
Design and implement high-quality assessments of student learning;
Improve teacher effectiveness and place the best teachers in the most challenging schools;
Intervene effectively in chronically low-performing schools.

Click here to read Secretary Arne Duncan's Remarks at the 2009 Governors Education Symposium, co-hosted by the Hunt Institute and NGA Center for Best Practices

Race to the Top Letter to Secretary of Education
Arne Duncan