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Developing Achievement Levels on the National Assessment of Educational Progress for Writing Grades 8 and 12 in 2011 and Grade 4 in 2013
National Assessment Governing Board Developing Achievement Levels on the National Assessment of Educational Progress for Writing Grades 8 and 12 in 2011 and Grade 4 in 2013 Submitted to: Dr. Susan Loomis National Assessment Governing Board 800 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 825 Washington, DC 20002-4233 Email: [email protected] Phone: 202.357.6940 This study was funded by the National Assessment Governing Board under Contract ED-NAG-10-C-0003. Submitted by: Measured Progress 100 Education Way Dover, NH 03820 Phone: 603.749.9102 NAEP Writing ALS Design Document March 10, 2011 Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................. 5 Purpose of This Document ................................................................................. 5 Organization of This Document ......................................................................... 6 Methodology ............................................................................................................ 7 Body of Work ...................................................................................................... 7 BoW Technological Integration and Enhancements (BoWTIE) ..................... 10 Research Studies ..................................................................................................... 13 Field Trial .......................................................................................................... 13 Hardware .................................................................................................... -
National Seed Strategy
NATIONAL SEED STRATEGY for Rehabilitation and Restoration Making Progress The Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) is a public-private partnership of organizations that share the same goal: to protect native plants by ensuring that native plant populations and their communities are maintained, enhanced, and restored. The PCA Federal Committee, chaired by the Bureau of Land Management, developed the “National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration 2015-2020” in cooperation with federal and non-federal partners. For more information on the Plant Conservation Alliance and its members and activities, please visit http://www.blm.gov/pca. Copies of this publication may be obtained online at www.blm.gov/seedstrategy. NATIONAL SEED STRATEGY Making Progress 2 Table of Contents National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration: Making Progress ............................................ 5 Status by Goal ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Goal One ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Goal Two ............................................................................................................................................... 8 Goal Three ............................................................................................................................................. 9 Goal Four ............................................................................................................................................ -
A Revolution in Progress
ADUs in CA: A Revolution in Progress | October 2020 | Center for Community Innovation Authors: Karen Chapple, Audrey Lieberworth, Dori Ganetsos, Eric Valchuis, Andrew Kwang & Rachel Schten Acknowledgments We are grateful to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for the funding that helped support this research. We also thank Jenny Liang, Lauren Hom, Jen Hu, and Isaac Schmidt for their invaluable research assistance. The Center for Community Innovation (CCI) at UC Berkeley nurtures effective solutions that expand economic opportunity, diversify housing options, and strengthen connection to place. Center for Community Innovation c/o Institute of Governmental Studies 109 Moses Hall, #2370 Berkeley, CA 94720-237 Table of Conents Table of Contents Executive Summary . 5 Introduction . 7 Methods . 9 Trends in ADU Implementation . 12 Barriers to ADU Development . 18 Best Practices . 23 Missing Middle . 27 Conclusion & Recommendations. 30 Endnotes . 31 Appendices . 33 ADUs in California: A Revolution in Progress 3 Executive Summary Executive Summary Executive Summary Introduction But Barriers Remain In order to address the California (CA) housing crisis, state leg- • Finances (27%), lack of awareness (16%), and lack of desire islators are pursuing zoning reform to allow more small-scale (16%) remain significant barriers to ADU development. Juris- housing types, particularly in low density neighborhoods. Ac- dictions also report that the State’s top-down approach to cessory dwelling units (ADUs), commonly known as secondary this series of ADU legislation presents challenges for local units, backyard cottages, and in-law units, are one such housing ADU construction. type. Over the past few years, state legislators reduced parking requirements, lot size minimums and setback requirements, and • Although lower income and lower resource communities in development fees to incentivize construction of ADUs. -
GWSA 10-Year Progress Report
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Global Warming Solutions Act 10-Year Progress Report ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The development of this Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) 10-Year Progress Report was truly a collaborative process across agencies and programs. It was written by staff members of the inter-agency GWSA Team Leaders Group and staff at the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Office and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources’ Leading By Example program and Green Communities Division. Analyses behind this Progress Report were led by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) with assistance and contributions from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER), Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU), Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC). Design and layout services were provided by Shields Design Studio. The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs would like to acknowledge and thank all who have played a role in implementation of the GWSA and in preparation of this Progress Report. Special thanks to members of the GWSA Implementation Advisory Committee for their valuable advice and feedback on GWSA implementation. Katie Theoharides (Assistant Secretary of Climate Change), Dan Sieger (Assistant Secretary of Environment), and Patrick Woodcock (Assistant Secretary of Energy) oversee GWSA implementation. Within EEA, the GWSA is implemented and evaluated -
Developing Achievement Levels on the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress in Grades 8 and 12 Writing Process Report
National Assessment Governing Board Developing Achievement Levels on the National Assessment of Educational Progress in Writing Grades 8 and 12 in 2011 Submitted to: National Assessment Governing Board 800 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 825 Washington, DC 02002-4233 Phone: 202.357.6938 This study was funded by the National Assessment Governing Board under Contract ED-NAG-10-C-0003. Submitted by: Measured Progress 100 Education Way Dover, NH 03820 Phone: 603.749.9102 ALS Writing Process Report September 2012 PANELIST NAMES REDACTED BY GOVERNING BOARD Developing Achievement Levels on the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress in Grades 8 and 12 Writing Process Report Luz Bay with Chris Clough Jennifer Dunn Wonsuk Kim Leah McGuire Tia Sukin September 2012 ALS Writing Process Report Measured Progress ii National Assessment Governing Board BOARD MEMBERSHIP (2011–2012) Honorable David P. Driscoll, Chair Former Commissioner of Education Melrose, Massachusetts Mary Frances Taymans, SND, Vice Chair Sisters of Notre Dame National Education Office Bethesda, Maryland Andrés Alonso Shannon Garrison Chief Executive Officer Fourth-Grade Teacher Baltimore City Public Schools Solano Avenue Elementary School Baltimore, Maryland Los Angeles, California David J. Alukonis Doris R. Hicks Former Chairman Principal and Chief Executive Officer Hudson School Board Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School Hudson, New Hampshire for Science and Technology New Orleans, Louisiana Louis M. Fabrizio Data, Research and Federal Policy Director Honorable Terry Holliday North Carolina Department of Public Commissioner of Education Instruction Kentucky Department of Education Raleigh, North Carolina Lexington, Kentucky Honorable Anitere Flores Richard Brent Houston Senator Principal Florida State Senate Shawnee Middle School Miami, Florida Shawnee, Oklahoma Alan J.