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Education First’s publication library offers curated documents, toolkits, policy memos and templates that have served our clients around the country and are now available to support you. Use these resources to guide your strategic planning, to stay fresh on hot-topic reform areas, to improve your planning and implementation at the state or local levels and to inform grantmaking strategies and investments in areas that will improve student outcomes.
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Educator Evaluation Communications Toolkit
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Moving Forward: A National Perspective on States’ Progress In Common Core State Standards Implementation Planning
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Common Core State Standards Tool for Legislators
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Preparing for Change: A National Perspective on Common Core State Standards Implementation Planning
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The Path to Scale: Ideas for Navigating NonProfit Growth
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Engaging Higher Education in College Readiness Reforms: A Practical Guide for States
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Common Core State Standards Implementation Rubric and Self-Assessment Tool
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Year 1 Race to the Top in Massachusetts: An Education Progress Report
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Embracing Change: How Outside Support Can Set Low Performing Schools on the Path to Success
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Organizational Growth and Change Management: Emerging Challenges and Lessons Learned
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Building to Scale: Best Practices for Using Evaluation to Improve Programs and Increase Impact
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Promising Practices in Accountability: Report to the Chalkboard Project, Confederation of Oregon School Administrators, Oregon Business Association, and Stand for Children
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Conflicting Missions and Unclear Results: Lessons from the Education Stimulus Funds
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Challenges and Considerations in Scaling Nonprofit Organizations