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Download full textRothman, Robert – Jobs for the Future, 2018
This report examines the potential for school quality reviews to assess and promote a broader set of outcomes than are currently being measured in most districts and states. These outcomes include a deep understanding of content as well as the ability to use that knowledge to think critically to solve complex problems, communicate effectively,…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Accountability, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
Rothman, Robert – Jobs for the Future, 2018
This executive summary highlights research findings regarding the potential for school quality reviews to assess and promote a broader set of outcomes than are currently being measured in most districts and states. These outcomes include a deep understanding of content as well as the ability to use that knowledge to think critically to solve…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Accountability, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
Direct linkRothman, Robert – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2015
In 2002, the Monroe County, Georgia, school system was, according to its then-superintendent Scott Cowart, "underperforming." Test scores were low, and several schools faced interventions under the new No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). One decade later, the 4,000-student school district in central Georgia is one of the highest-performing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Schools, Educationally Disadvantaged, Minority Group Children
Rothman, Robert – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2010
Assessment has long been at the center of education policy debates, and for good reason. The goal of schooling is to maximize student learning, and assessments provide a picture of what students know and are able to do. Assessments also have a strong influence on what goes on in classrooms. The United States is now poised to make the most dramatic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Student Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education
Toch, Thomas; Rothman, Robert – Education Sector, 2008
The state of teacher evaluation is a significantly and frequently neglected problem in public education, an enterprise that spends $400 billion annually on salaries and benefits. Because teacher evaluation is at the center of the quality of teaching in the nation's classrooms, it has the potential to be a powerful lever of teacher and school…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness, Public Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedResnick, Lauren B.; Rothman, Robert; Slattery, Jean B.; Vranek, Jennifer L. – Educational Assessment, 2004
The success of standards-based education systems depends on 2 elements: strong standards, and assessments that measure what the standards expect. States that have or adopt test-based accountability programs claim that their tests are aligned to their standards. But there has been up to now no independent methodology for checking alignment. This…
Descriptors: Test Results, Accountability, Benchmarking, Academic Standards
