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Download full textJacobson, Louis; Holian, Laura – Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia, 2010
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 requires states to test students in reading and math and identify them as below proficient, proficient, or advanced. Schools are held accountable only for ensuring that students test proficient or better (both considered passing), leading to concerns that a focus on increasing the percentage of students testing…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Testing, Academic Achievement, Multivariate Analysis
Direct linkDuke, Daniel L.; Tucker, Pamela D.; Higgins, Jennifer; Lanphear, Lesley; Levy, Melissa K.; Salmonowicz, Michael J. – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2008
This study examined whether instructional policies at the local level are becoming standardized as a result of state and federal accountability initiatives. A stratified random sample of 21 Virginia school districts was used, and the policies reviewed covered seven topics: class size, student grouping, homework, remedial instruction programs,…
Descriptors: State Standards, Accountability, Standard Setting, School Districts
