Evidence-Building Opportunities Under ESSA: How States Can and Should Generate Evidence to Drive Better Outcomes for Students

May 17, 2018

Chiefs for Change and Results for America issued a report that highlights Proving Ground's work with the Ohio Department of Education.

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Ohio is implementing an innovative approach to utilize data to support continuous improvement at the district level. In partnership with Proving Ground, an initiative housed within Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Research, the state is pioneering a state led research partnership with two LEAs that will help participating schools design, implement, and rigorously test the impact of interventions aimed at reducing chronic absenteeism. Not only will the SEA’s partnership with Proving Ground generate new evidence for previously untested interventions, it will build long-term capacity for rapid-cycle research and evaluation.

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Read more at Chiefs for Change.