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Attempts to bring about education reform at the school
or district level will have limited success without policies
that support or create change in teaching and learning.
LEFs must plan to educate the community about such policies,
their tangible effects on teaching and learning, and
the urgency for change.
Developing a policy agenda first requires determining
what is or is not effective about existing policies.
Policies must be correlated with best practices that
support good teaching and learning and demonstrate improvement
in student achievement.
To move beyond analysis to an agenda for change, local
education funds develop easy-to-understand presentations
of data and define clear arguments for the public and
policymakers. Wide circulation of data can accelerate
policy change.
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