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Rapple, Brendan A. – 1990
A historical mode of inquiry to inform public policy discussions on accountability and economic efficiency in the public schools is presented. "Payment of results," a method of accountability instituted in the English elementary education system during the last-half of the 19th century, which was based upon governmental grants dependent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Educational Finance