Compliance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Four Principles

Four principles guide the distribution and use of  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds:

Spend funds quickly to save and create jobs     Read how

Improve student achievements through school improvements and reform (ARRA is intended to support the following education reforms):

• Improve teacher effectiveness and ensure that all schools have highly qualified teachers     Read how
• Make progress toward rigorous college and career-ready standards and high-quality assessments that are valid and reliable for all students, including English language learners and students with disabilities    Read how
• Show achievement in low-performing schools as well as intensive support and effective interventions in those schools    Read how
• Gather information on student progress, teacher performance and college and career-readiness through enhanced data systems    Read how

Ensure transparency, reporting and accountability    Read how

Invest one-time ARRA funds thoughtfully to minimize the “funding cliff”    Read how

Four Assurances

Four assurances that will help determine who will receive funding through “Race to the Top” and the “What Works and Innovation Fund” have been issued:

Rigorous Standards and High Quality Assessment    Read how

Data Systems that Track Progress and Foster Rapid Continuous Improvement    Read how

Making Improvements in Teacher Effectiveness—Particularly for Those Who Work with Students Who Are Most in Need    Read how

Effective Intervention for the Lowest Performing Schools    Read how

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Print Version of Read Right's alignment with Stimulus Funding Principles

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Make progress towards rigorous college and career-ready standards and high-quality assessments that are valid and reliable for all students, including English language learners and students with disabilities

Read Right’s methodology is already used by colleges to accelerate students who enroll but are not prepared to do college-level work. (View the study demonstrating Read Right’s effects on retention rates, dropout prevention and reading scores on the Test of Adult Basic Education at Midlands Technical College in South Carolina.) The methodology’s constructivist principles assure the rapid elimination of reading problems.

Read Right’s methodology compels the brain to remodel or appropriately establish the neural pathways that guide the reading process. Carefully structured tutor responses and the student’s self-assessment guide each student toward an efficient and comfortable process for reading.

Students rapidly achieve excellent reading. As they do so, a model for efficiently reaching appropriate and intended outcomes is created and internalized. Teachers often observe that the gains in reading correspond to improvements in other areas, such as math, and with issues of behavior. Read Right establishes rigorous standards and positions students to meet those standards. The methodology is in alignment with how the brain learns a process. Therefore, it works for virtually all students, regardless of student category (English Language Learners, Special Education, Dyslexic, etc.).