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Direct linkDouglas N. Harris; Lihan Liu; Nathan Barrett; Ruoxi Li – Brookings Institution, 2020
High school graduation rates have increased dramatically in the past two decades. Some skepticism has arisen, however, because of the confluence of the graduation rise and the starts of high-stakes accountability for graduation rates with "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB). In this study we provide some of the first evidence about the role of…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Accountability, Human Capital, Educational Legislation
Hill, Loralee Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Educational leaders continue to be challenged in terms of accountability measures for increased student achievement, as mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). In particular, schools must show adequate yearly progress (AYP) reaching 100% proficiency levels for all students in the areas of English language arts and mathematics by…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Correlation, Academic Standards, State Standards
Lee, Hyemi – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Since the 1990s, many states have started implementing standards-based reforms and developed their own accountability systems. Each state established academic content and performance standards, implemented test for all the students in grades 3 through 8 annually, and set up annual measurable objectives in reading and mathematics for districts,…
Descriptors: Principals, Accountability, Academic Achievement, Teacher Attitudes
Koester, Edward L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The high school principalship has been designated an area of professional shortage by many states. Resignations and terminations have been numerous as a result of poor student test performance. The purpose of this ex post facto correlation study was to investigate the self-perceptions of accountability by high school principals as they related to…
Descriptors: High Schools, Social Change, Positive Reinforcement, Principals
Download full textHerman, Joan L. – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2007
The reauthorization of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) makes this a good time to consider whether and how current accountability serves the public interest and whether and how it can better do so. This report explores these issues in the context of the current literature on the effects of accountability in K-12 education. It considers the meaning…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Accountability, Educational Legislation
Peer reviewedYeh, Stuart S.; Ritter, Joseph – Journal of Education Finance, 2009
A cost-effectiveness analysis was conducted of Gordon, Kane, and Staiger's (2006) proposal to raise student achievement by identifying and replacing the bottom quartile of novice teachers, using value-added assessment of teacher performance. The cost effectiveness of this proposal was compared to the cost effectiveness of voucher programs, charter…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Class Size, Academic Achievement, Exit Examinations
