Evidence Wing · Exhibit VI
Sources
Every study, report and public document the investigation rests on — listed in full, so the work can be checked rather than trusted.
19 entries · Reference ledger
- 01
TNTP (2024) — The Opportunity Makers
TNTP. (2024). The Opportunity Makers: How a diverse group of public schools helps students catch up — and how far more can. TNTP.
- 02
Nagel & Potter (2026)
Nagel, D., & Potter, B. (2026). Developing Collaborative Expertise Teams: Transforming Schools Through Coherence, Belonging, and Consistency. Corwin Press.
- 03
TNTP (2018) — The Opportunity Myth
TNTP. (2018). The Opportunity Myth: What students can show us about how school is letting them down — and how to fix it. TNTP.
- 04
Hattie (2023) — Visible Learning: The Sequel
Hattie, J. (2023). Visible Learning: The Sequel — A synthesis of over 2,100 meta-analyses relating to achievement. Routledge.
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The Education Trust (2020)
The Education Trust. (2020). The steep cost of missed opportunities: How the opportunity gap is failing our students.
- 06
Moldt (2016) — APPR Review
Moldt, S. R. (2016). Making the Grade: A ground-level analysis of New York State's teacher performance review under the APPR. BYU Education & Law Journal, 2016(2), 217–261.
- 07
Education Scorecard (May 2026)
Center for Education Policy Research (Harvard University), Educational Opportunity Project (Stanford University), & Dartmouth College. (May 2026). The Education Scorecard.
- 08
Cavanagh (2003) — Stanford Study
Cavanagh, S. (2003). Stanford University research study on the disconnect between high school coursework alignment and college standardized test expectations.
- 09
Najarro (2024a) — Report Card vs. Benchmarks
Najarro, I. (2024a). Discrepancies and inconsistencies in K-12 report card marks versus state benchmarks and Advanced Placement exam outcomes.
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Najarro (2024b) — Grades vs. SAT/ACT
Najarro, I. (2024b). The growing structural mismatch between student classroom grades and scores on national standardized assessments (SAT/ACT).
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Nagel & Potter (2025) — Grading Visible Learners
Nagel, D., & Potter, B. (2025). Grading Visible Learners: Learning With Fluidity Not Finality. Corwin Press.
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Hattie (2015) — Collaborative Expertise
Hattie, J. (2015). What Works Best in Education: The Politics of Collaborative Expertise. London: Pearson (Open Ideas at Pearson).
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Sartain & Morris (2024) — Teacher Evaluation Satisfaction
Sartain, L., & Morris, W. T. (2024). Are Teachers Satisfied With Their Evaluations? The Importance of Teaching Context and Trends Over Time. AERA Open, 10(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1177/23328584231221539
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Office of Education Policy (2024) — PLC at Work in Arkansas
Office of Education Policy. (2024, June). Effects of PLC at Work in Arkansas on student academic outcomes (Volume 21, Issue 1). University of Arkansas.
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Marken & Agrawal (2022) — Gallup
Marken, S., & Agrawal, S. (2022, June 13). K-12 Workers Have Highest Burnout Rate in U.S. Gallup.
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Learning Policy Institute (2025) — Teacher Shortages
Learning Policy Institute. (2025, July 16). An Overview of Teacher Shortages: 2025 [Fact Sheet].
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Grissom, Loeb, & Master (2013) — Principal Time Use
Grissom, J. A., Loeb, S., & Master, B. (2013). Effective Instructional Time Use for School Leaders: Longitudinal Evidence from Observations of Principals. Educational Researcher, 42(8), 433-444.
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NCES (2022) — Principal Time Allocation
National Center for Education Statistics. (2022). Average hours per week that public K–12 school principals spent on all school-related activities and percentage of time spent on various tasks: 2020–21. U.S. Department of Education.
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Hollister & Watkins (2018) — Too Many Projects
Hollister, R., & Watkins, M. D. (2018, September–October). Too Many Projects: How to deal with initiative overload. Harvard Business Review.
A source missing from this ledger is an error, not an omission of convenience. If a claim in the Manifesto cannot be traced to an entry here or to documented field observation, it should not be there.