Center for Educational Improvement Supports

Schools that Make Great Gains

The Center for Educational Improvement (CEI)—a 501(c)3 non-profit—provides school improvement services in the United States and internationally. Last year CEI was the primary school improvement specialist for three schools making large gains: Hospitality High School in Washington, DC; Lincoln West High School in Cleveland, Ohio; and Crittenton Community School in Columbus, Ohio. Each school was in a needs improvement status, and State Improvement Grants funded CEI’s successful school improvement services. As CEI worked with them, we were able to share promising strategies that worked at one school with the others. We’d love to share them with your school too.

Common Core Transitions
CEI helps schools transition to Common Core. Our advice is to consider vertical alignment, more meaningful class discussion, cross-curricular instruction, and an inquiry-based teaching approach.

International Work
Education is a primary variable for reducing hunger and poverty. CEI has pulled together a team that has extensive experience working abroad in developed and developing countries.

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Glimpse at Common Core Tests

Two consortia of states are designing tests for the state-led Common Core State Standards (CCSS) initiative using $360 million in federal Race to the Top money.

CCSS provides a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn—so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them—and reflects the knowledge and skills young people need for success in college and careers.

With states expected to start measuring student performance against CCSS by the 2014-15 school year, educators everywhere are wondering what the new tests will look like. The consortia's recent solicitation documents provide some interesting clues.