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Download full textHerman, Joan L.; Brown, Richard S.; Baker, Eva L. – 2000
The progress of students and schools in California is examined by reviewing the state's recent test history and the state's progress in creating a sound, standards-based assessment system. The story about California is mixed. Overall performance on the Stanford Achievement Test, ninth edition (SAT-9) shows that the state average, overall grades…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Direct linkAustin, G.; Duerr, M. – WestED (NJ1), 2005
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) mandates that schools receiving federal Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Community (SDFSC) funds conduct an anonymous teacher survey of the incidence of, prevalence of, and attitudes related to drug use and violence. To meet this NCLB mandate, the California Department of Education (CDE) funded the development of the…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Substance Abuse, Violence, Student Behavior
Peer reviewedBetts, Julian R.; Danenberg, Anne – Brookings Papers on Education Policy, 2002
Over the last decade, virtually every state has launched a school accountability program in response to public concern over failing schools. Proponents of school accountability argue that standards can energize school systems, by putting pressure on schools to help all students. After almost a decade of accountability reforms, content standards…
Descriptors: Credentials, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement, Accountability
