high school

This study provides an overview of the landscape of next-generation accountability concepts implemented by states. In reviewing the work of the states and drawing upon the thinking in both CCSSO’s 2011 proposal and “Accountability for College and Career Readiness: Developing a New Paradigm” by...

This brief outlines how the California's Linked Learning District Initiative is supporting 10 school districts across California. Students enrolled in a Linked Learning pathway enter into a four-year program of study that integrates academic content with technical and 21st century skills within...

Envision Schools uses performance assessment as a key tool for supporting student learning. In this graduate follow-up study, Envision Schools puts its model of “Rigor, Relevance, Relationships, and Results” to the test, examining the results of a longitudinal tracking study to measure the...

This brief outlines how the Envision Schools Charter Management Organization and the Stanford University School Redesign Network have collaborated to design a set of performance-based assessments for high school students that are both rigorous and credible, and are designed to build students’...

This paper by Stump and Silvernail examines the early implementation process of proficiency-based education standards in the state of Maine. All schools are expected to establish a proficiency-based diploma system by 2018. Using a two-phase, qualitative approach, findings suggest that benefits ...

This paper makes a compelling case for “student-centered” practices in the nation’s high schools. The paper does not offer a prescriptive agenda.  But the authors do argue, and the evidence strongly suggests, that students benefit when given ample opportunities to:  

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This policy brief describes how four student-centered high schools support student success. In addition, it recommends policy strategies that could sustain schools like these on a much broader scale, so that they become the norm rather than the exception.  The four high schools featured in this...

This report focuses on schools using student-centered practices through either the Linked Learning initiative or Envision Education model. Linked Learning, a state-wide initiative, integrates rigorous academics with career-based learning and real-world workplace experiences.  The main features...

This CCSS-aligned writing rubric can be used with any task that calls for students to construct an evidence-based argument. It assesses students’ ability to maintain a clear, credible claim; select and cite relevant evidence; develop an argument with sound reasoning and accurate explanation of...

This CCSS-aligned writing rubric can be used with any task that calls for students to develop a source-based explanation. It assesses students’ ability to establish and maintain a clear controlling idea; select and cite relevant evidence; develop ideas with sound reasoning and accurate...

This common analytic rubric assesses argumentative writing within the discipline of history, with a focus on document-based argumentation.

The rubric was developed for the New York City Department of Education Local Measures Project.

This common analytic rubric can be used with English language arts performance tasks to assess research and/or argumentation skills.