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Download full textWenning, Richard; Herdman, Paul A.; Smith, Nelson; McMahon, Neal; Washington, Kadesha – 2003
This digest reviews testing and score reporting requirements contained in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) and examines factors that could delay or dilute the Act's guarantee of educational accountability for the academic achievement of all children. It outlines how states will implement federally-mandated testing requirements,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Economically Disadvantaged
Trahan, Christopher – 2002
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) amends and changes programs from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Although the main component of this bill is Title I, it also highlights teacher education quality. NCLB was accompanied, for fiscal year 2002, by the largest increase ever in federal education aid, targeting federal resources to support…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Beginning Teachers, Educational Legislation
Hadderman, Margaret – 1998
This "ERIC Digest" considers the U.S. charter-school movement, which has produced about 800 schools in half the states and enrolls over 100,000 students. Charter schools reflect founders' varied philosophies and commit to achieve certain educational outcomes within a certain period, in exchange for waiving many restrictive regulations.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Charter Schools, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Bowers, Bruce C. – 1990
More than 20 states have adopted some form of regulation-relief legislation for their public schools. Two major issues confront the movement to deregulate the schools. The first is that there have been surprisingly few takers of regulation waivers; and second, whether, even if current deregulation efforts are successful, the end result is really…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
