partner to complete an independent, comprehensive, well- 
designed, and well-implemented evaluation that meets the 
standards of the What Works Clearinghouse after the 
third year of implementation of the grant to measure the 
effect of the practice, tool, strategy, or course on— 
(1) student achievement, as measured by high 
quality assessments that provide objective, valid, re-
liable measures of student academic growth and in-
formation on whether a student is on-track to grad-
uate ready for college and career; 
(2) costs and savings to the school partner; and 
(3) at least one of the following: 
(A) Student achievement gaps. 
(B) Graduation and dropout rates. 
(C) College enrollment. 
(D) College persistence. 
(E) College completion. 
(F) Placement in a living-wage job. 
(G) Enhanced teacher or principal effec-
tiveness as measured by valid, reliable, and 
multiple measures of student achievement and 
other appropriate measures. 
(b) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) acting through the Director of the Institute 
of Education Sciences— 
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(A) evaluate the implementation and im-
pact of the activities supported under the grant 
program authorized under this section; and 
(B) identify best practices; and 
(2) disseminate, in consultation with the re-
gional educational laboratories established under 
part D of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 
2002 and comprehensive centers established under 
the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, 
research on best practices in school leadership. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION.—An evaluation 
partner may use funds under this Act to carry out an im-
plementation evaluation designed to provide information 
that may be useful for schools, local educational agencies, 
States, consortia of schools, and charter school networks 
seeking to implement similar practices, tools, strategies, 
or courses in the future. 
(d) PUBLICATION OF RESULTS.—Upon completion of 
an evaluation described in subsection (a), (b), or (c) the 
evaluation partner shall— 
(1) submit a report of the results of the evalua-
tion to the Secretary; and 
(2) make publicly available such results. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble partnership’’ means a partnership that includes 
a school partner and not less than 1— 
(A) digital learning partner, except that in 
a case in which a school partner or evaluation 
partner demonstrates expertise in digital learn-
ing to the Secretary; and 
(B) evaluation partner. 
(2) SCHOOL PARTNER.—The term ‘‘school part-
ner’’ means a— 
(A) local educational agency; 
(B) a charter school network that does not 
include virtual schools; 
(C) a consortium of public elementary 
schools or secondary schools; 
(D) a regional educational service agency 
or similar regional educational service provider; 
or 
(E) a consortium of the entities described 
in subparagraphs (A) through (D). 
(3) DIGITAL LEARNING PARTNER.—The term 
‘‘digital learning partner’’ means an organization 
with expertise in the technology required to develop 
or implement the digital learning practices, tools, 
strategies, or courses proposed by the school partner 
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with which the digital learning partner will partner 
or has partnered under this Act, such as— 
(A) an institution of higher education; 
(B) a nonprofit organization; or 
(C) an organization with school develop-
ment or turnaround experience. 
(4) EVALUATION PARTNER.—The term ‘‘evalua-
tion partner’’ means a partner that has the expertise 
and ability to carry out the evaluation of a grant re-
ceived under this Act, such as— 
(A) an institution of higher education; 
(B) a nonprofit organization with expertise 
in evaluation; or 
(C) an evaluation firm. 
(5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 
(6) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
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