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The George Washington University Center for Equity and Excellence in Education

The misson of GW-CEEE is to advance education reform so that all students achieve high standards. GW-CEEE provides evidence-based technical assistance and professional development and conducts research and evaluation studies for state education agencies, local education agencies, and various offices of the U.S. Department of Education to facilitate education reform and school improvement initiatives. More...

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Resources on Accommodating ELLs Available October 2008: GW-CEEE updated its resources on ELL accommodations to include a Guide for SEAs to use when refining state assessment policies for accommodating ELLs, two studies (a descriptive study of state policies and a best practices study on the issue of accommodations), links to current state assessment policies for accommodating ELLs, featured resources from state Web sites, and training resources. More...

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The Mid-Atlantic Equity Assistance Center (MEAC) - October 2008, GW-CEEE was awarded a U.S. Department of Education grant to operate the Mid-Atlantic Equity Assistance Center to serve Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Academic Language Project: This 26-month investigation for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will describe the academic language demands of state content standards for algebra and biology; and develop frameworks, tools and guidance that can be used to make explicit the foundational academic language that is difficult for English language learners, and that is required to pursue higher-level courses in mathematics and science, gatekeeper courses for higher education.

The Mid-Atlantic Comprehensive Center (MACC) is one of 16 Regional Comprehensive Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education to support state education agencies to enable them to address the differentiated needs of low-performing schools and districts as mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). MACC serves State Education Agencies in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Leadership Institute for Latino Literacy (LILL): GW-CEEE presented the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) institute for secondary school educators.

Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA): GW-CEEE conducted a study to provide officials at the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) with a better understanding of the assessment policies and practices of districts participating in the TUDA.

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 


 


 

 


 

 

 

 

 

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Promoting Excellence Guides

Promoting Excellence:
Guiding Principles Resource Guide

 

Rivera & Collum (2006) book

State Assessment Policy and Practice for ELLs: A National Perspective

 

 


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Nov 4, 2008