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Download full textClasby, Miriam; And Others – 1973
Three papers in this book place the current movement of accountability and State assessment in perspective and point to the emergence of a different set of "arrangements" for education than those normally accepted by Americans and a different way of framing goals for education. In the first paper, Miriam Clasby draws attention to the intended and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
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Direct linkWelner, Kevin G.; Weitzman, Don Q. – Equity and Excellence in Education, 2005
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was put forward by President Bush to end what he called "the soft bigotry of low expectations." The Act passed Congress with broad bipartisan support, with many legislators agreeing to NCLB's testing regimen in exchange for White House promises of specific budget increases, embodied in the form of…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Social Discrimination, Court Litigation, Federal Aid
Goertz, Margaret E. – 2001
This paper uses data collected from the 50 states in year 2000 by the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) to describe how states are holding schools accountable for student performance. The data collection process focused on policies in place during the 1999-2000 school year. Profiles prepared from this data represent the policy…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Finance
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1996
In the mission statement that introduces this annual report, the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction defines the goals of revamping the state's "Essential Skills" program to reflect high academic standards and achievement, develop a fiscally responsible equitable school finance system, and reorganize the state department of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Change, Educational Finance
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1977
This document contains testimony, prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials submitted during two days of hearings held in September, 1977. Under consideration was a bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require state educational agencies to establish basic standards of educational proficiency applicable…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education
Brasel, Michael D.; Forrer, Kathleen – 1990
The New Mexico State legislature requires the Department of Education to publish this report card concerning several educational indicators. The indicators included are: (1) enrollment statistics; (2) Advanced Placement Program enrollment statistics; (3) New Mexico Scholars Program statistics; (4) percentage of the graduating class applying to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Advanced Placement Programs, College Applicants
