Resources
MCIEA
MCIEA Fact Sheet
A quick synopsis of MCIEA and our work with Massachusetts educators over the last year.
MCIEA Mission and Vision
Who are we? What do we believe? How are we achieving our goals? All of these questions answered and more in this comprehensive worksheet.
GreatSchools Wanted to Disrupt Online School Ratings. But Did It Make Neighborhood Segregation Worse?
by Daniel Vock
This MotherJones report explores the damage caused by reductive school rating systems and how MCIEA serves as an alternative solution.
How 6 Mass. Communities Are Imagining Life Beyond MCAS
by Max Larkin and Carrie Jung
This WBUR report highlights some of the schools and leaders in MCIEA laying the groundwork for assessment change in Massachusetts.
The New Accountability
This four-page flyer gives a comprehensive look at MCIEA's vision, principles, and goals, as well as the work we've accomplished thus far.
Adding “Student Voice” to the Mix: Perception Surveys and State Accountability Systems
by Jack Schneider, James Noonan, Rachel S. White & Ashley J. Carey
New research looks at how school rankings under the state accountability system would change if student survey results from MCIEA were part of the evaluation formula.
Student Experience Outcomes in Racially Integrated Schools: Looking Beyond Test Scores in Six Districts
by Jack Schneider, Peter Piazza, Rachel S. White & Ashley J. Carey
Adding to the growing conversation about contemporary school segregation, this study compares MCIEA survey results for students in diverse schools against counterparts from less diverse schools. We find that school diversity comes with socio-emotional benefits for all students, especially white students in diverse schools.
A quick synopsis of MCIEA and our work with Massachusetts educators over the last year.
MCIEA Mission and Vision
Who are we? What do we believe? How are we achieving our goals? All of these questions answered and more in this comprehensive worksheet.
GreatSchools Wanted to Disrupt Online School Ratings. But Did It Make Neighborhood Segregation Worse?
by Daniel Vock
This MotherJones report explores the damage caused by reductive school rating systems and how MCIEA serves as an alternative solution.
How 6 Mass. Communities Are Imagining Life Beyond MCAS
by Max Larkin and Carrie Jung
This WBUR report highlights some of the schools and leaders in MCIEA laying the groundwork for assessment change in Massachusetts.
The New Accountability
This four-page flyer gives a comprehensive look at MCIEA's vision, principles, and goals, as well as the work we've accomplished thus far.
Adding “Student Voice” to the Mix: Perception Surveys and State Accountability Systems
by Jack Schneider, James Noonan, Rachel S. White & Ashley J. Carey
New research looks at how school rankings under the state accountability system would change if student survey results from MCIEA were part of the evaluation formula.
Student Experience Outcomes in Racially Integrated Schools: Looking Beyond Test Scores in Six Districts
by Jack Schneider, Peter Piazza, Rachel S. White & Ashley J. Carey
Adding to the growing conversation about contemporary school segregation, this study compares MCIEA survey results for students in diverse schools against counterparts from less diverse schools. We find that school diversity comes with socio-emotional benefits for all students, especially white students in diverse schools.
Accountability Systems
The Best of Both Worlds
by Jack Schneider, Joe Feldman, and Dan French
Relying on teachers’ assessments for the information currently provided by standardized test scores would save instructional time, better capture the true abilities of diverse students, and reduce the problem of teaching to the test. The article offers guidelines and caveats to those interested in pursuing this work.
Creating Systems of Assessment for Deeper Learning
by David Conley and Linda Darling-Hammond
This report describes how state policymakers and education leaders can strategically design systems of assessment and accountability in ways that support learning for students, educators, and systems, alike. Drawing on research and successful practices in the United States and abroad, the report offers a blueprint for new systems of assessment that are able to support the development of deeper learning skills, to generate instructionally useful diagnostic information, and to provide insights about a wider range of student capacities.
by Jack Schneider, Joe Feldman, and Dan French
Relying on teachers’ assessments for the information currently provided by standardized test scores would save instructional time, better capture the true abilities of diverse students, and reduce the problem of teaching to the test. The article offers guidelines and caveats to those interested in pursuing this work.
Creating Systems of Assessment for Deeper Learning
by David Conley and Linda Darling-Hammond
This report describes how state policymakers and education leaders can strategically design systems of assessment and accountability in ways that support learning for students, educators, and systems, alike. Drawing on research and successful practices in the United States and abroad, the report offers a blueprint for new systems of assessment that are able to support the development of deeper learning skills, to generate instructionally useful diagnostic information, and to provide insights about a wider range of student capacities.
School Quality Measures
School Quality Beyond Test Scores
This quick one-page flyer offers a comprehensive overview of the school quality measures and how they offer a more holistic view of what makes a good school.
Student Survey-based Measures of School Quality
by Michael P. Kelly, Richard Feistman, Jack Schneider, and James Noonan
This report explores whether seven of twelve student perception measures of school quality are reliable and uni-dimensional based on 2016 pilot data. In light of that analysis, the report also proposes suggestions for the continued improvement of those measures.
Why Multiple Measures?
by Jack Schneider
This white paper discusses how existing accountability systems are not measuring all of what matters in public education, and they are holding schools accountable for only a narrow slice of their full mission. Multiple measures can ameliorate many of the most obvious flaws in present measurement and accountability systems by expanding the number of school quality indicators.
MCIEA School Quality Measures Reliability Analyses: Results from the 2016-2017 Student and Teacher Surveys
by Edward J. Kim
This brief white paper explores the reliability of the SQM survey scales and how these findings have impacted the SQM student and teacher surveys moving forward.
Building a Better Measure of School Quality
by Jack Schneider, Rebecca Jacobsen, Rachel White, and Hunter Gehlbach
This article reviews the development of the school quality framework used by MCIEA and explores how it can give parents and community members a fuller and more nuanced picture of schools.
Visions of Education Podcast: Measuring School Quality with Jack Schneider
In this episode of the Visions of Education podcast, hosts Michael and Dan discuss measuring school quality with Jack Schneider, Director of Research for MCIEA.
The (Mis)measure of Schools: How Data Affect Stakeholder Knowledge and Perceptions of Quality
by Jack Schneider, Rebecca Jacobsen, Rachel White, and Hunter Gehlbach
Researchers conducted a randomized experiment, using a modified deliberative polling experience to test how parents and community members would respond to a broader array of school performance data. This article examines the influence of test scores and more holistic measures of school quality in shaping public understandings of familiar and unfamiliar schools.
This quick one-page flyer offers a comprehensive overview of the school quality measures and how they offer a more holistic view of what makes a good school.
Student Survey-based Measures of School Quality
by Michael P. Kelly, Richard Feistman, Jack Schneider, and James Noonan
This report explores whether seven of twelve student perception measures of school quality are reliable and uni-dimensional based on 2016 pilot data. In light of that analysis, the report also proposes suggestions for the continued improvement of those measures.
Why Multiple Measures?
by Jack Schneider
This white paper discusses how existing accountability systems are not measuring all of what matters in public education, and they are holding schools accountable for only a narrow slice of their full mission. Multiple measures can ameliorate many of the most obvious flaws in present measurement and accountability systems by expanding the number of school quality indicators.
MCIEA School Quality Measures Reliability Analyses: Results from the 2016-2017 Student and Teacher Surveys
by Edward J. Kim
This brief white paper explores the reliability of the SQM survey scales and how these findings have impacted the SQM student and teacher surveys moving forward.
Building a Better Measure of School Quality
by Jack Schneider, Rebecca Jacobsen, Rachel White, and Hunter Gehlbach
This article reviews the development of the school quality framework used by MCIEA and explores how it can give parents and community members a fuller and more nuanced picture of schools.
Visions of Education Podcast: Measuring School Quality with Jack Schneider
In this episode of the Visions of Education podcast, hosts Michael and Dan discuss measuring school quality with Jack Schneider, Director of Research for MCIEA.
The (Mis)measure of Schools: How Data Affect Stakeholder Knowledge and Perceptions of Quality
by Jack Schneider, Rebecca Jacobsen, Rachel White, and Hunter Gehlbach
Researchers conducted a randomized experiment, using a modified deliberative polling experience to test how parents and community members would respond to a broader array of school performance data. This article examines the influence of test scores and more holistic measures of school quality in shaping public understandings of familiar and unfamiliar schools.