This website provides rubrics developed by the Mississippi Department of Education, in partnership with Mississippi school districts and teachers, to help teachers identify high-quality instructional materials. The site includes rubrics for English language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science.
K-12
Why Materials Matter
Lessons Learned on Standards Implementation for State and District Leaders
This blog post from The Center on Standards, Alignment, Instruction, and Learning provides insights from state and district leaders engaged in leading standards implementation efforts. The author provides information on their lessons learned, recommendations for supporting English learner students and students with disabilities in standards implementation efforts, and suggestions for future research in this area.
Building Leadership Capacity to Improve Math Teaching and Learning Lessons from the Math in Common Initiative
Math in Common was organized to support 10 California districts to effectively implement the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. A key part of these districts’ efforts involved providing leadership development opportunities for many types of district and school leaders to help them understand and support the math content and instruction that teachers are expected to use. This brief offers […]
The Education Data That Matter Most to Parents and School Stakeholders
In 2019, the Center for American Progress conducted a survey of education stakeholders (e.g., parents, school administrators, teachers, etc.) and found that current school accountability metrics are insufficient in capturing the complexities of student learning. This brief highlights major discussion points and additional metrics that may be useful in assuring equal access to quality education.