Almost 90 percent of observed ELA lessons are focused on high-quality texts, compared to less than a quarter in spring 2016.
More than half of observed ELA lessons demonstrate full or partial alignment to the standards, compared to about 10 percent in spring 2016.
More than three-quarters of collected ELA assignments align with the grade-level standards, compared to fewer than 10 percent in spring 2016.
80 percent of teachers agree that students’ knowledge about the world is growing noticeably as a result of using high-quality ELA instructional materials.
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