Mandating change is not a key strategy for implementing educational reform because it does not involve engaging stakeholders, providing professional development, or using data to inform decision-making.

The first step in implementing educational reform is identifying the need for change. This involves gathering data and evidence to support the need for change.

Policymakers are not stakeholders in educational reform because they are not directly involved in the implementation of educational reform.

Professional development plays a key role in implementing educational reform by helping teachers learn new teaching methods, new content, and new assessment methods.

Parent surveys are not a type of data that can be used to inform decision-making in educational reform because they do not provide information about student achievement, teacher effectiveness, or school climate.

The purpose of evaluating the impact of educational reform is to determine whether the reform was successful, to identify areas where the reform can be improved, and to inform future educational reform efforts.

Resistance to change, lack of resources, and lack of political will are all challenges to implementing educational reform.

Leadership plays a key role in implementing educational reform by creating a vision for change, communicating the vision for change, and building support for the vision for change.

Mandating change is not a strategy for overcoming resistance to educational reform because it does not involve engaging stakeholders, providing professional development, or using data to inform decision-making.

Technology plays a key role in implementing educational reform by providing students with access to new learning resources, helping teachers learn new teaching methods, and helping teachers learn new assessment methods.

Using data to inform decision-making in educational reform can help to identify areas where students are struggling, where teachers need more support, and where the curriculum needs to be revised, but it cannot help to justify the need for more funding.

Assessment plays a key role in implementing educational reform by measuring student learning, providing feedback to students and teachers, and informing decision-making about curriculum and instruction.

Mandating change is not a strategy for engaging stakeholders in educational reform because it does not involve holding public forums, conducting surveys, or forming focus groups.

Research plays a key role in implementing educational reform by providing evidence to support the need for change, identifying effective strategies for implementing change, and evaluating the impact of change.