Presented is the viewpoint that school, home, society, and the individual child are all accountable for the quality of education being received by today's students, that teachers alone cannot accept the full responsibility for students who will not learn, and for circumstances over which they have no control. (KC)

While the administrator, parent, community, school board, and others must be held accountable to some degree for a student's education, the primary responsibility is shared by the student and the teacher. Fully achieving educational accountability involves going beyond minimum requirements to do the best job possible. (PGD)

Shared responsibility for student learning is neither a program nor a curriculum. It incorporates a set of principles and techniques that gives members of a school community the authority and responsibility to create what is needed, based on the data and culture of their particular school and school district. Sharing responsibility for student…

Makes suggestions regarding the responsibility of governors, lawmakers, board members, administrators, teachers, students, parents, representatives of higher education, the private sector, and the federal government to education in America. (JOW)

In this address to educational policy makers attending the National Forum on Excellence in Education, the United States Secretary of Education outlines his perceptions of the responsibilities of those responding to the challenge to renew and reform American education. Discussion focuses on the responsibilities of governors, state legislative…

This statement, approved by the New York Regents, lists goals for elementary, secondary, and continuing education. The responsibilities of various agencies for achieving the goals are described, and gaps between the goals and current realities are identified. The statement is intended to serve as a guide to the Education Department as it plans…

Regarding the balance of state and parental control over the education of children, the author argues that control is being returned to the parents, parental prerogative now being manifested on a constitutional rather than a statute basis. Cases discussed deal with compulsory secondary education, school violence, objection to school practices. (JT)

Notes that lacking in almost every debate on accountability is the premises that education is a two way process. Learning involves students as well as teachers, administrators and school systems. Teachers and students, schools and pupils, and the educatee and learning are married, and one cannot exist without the other. (Author/AM)

Refutes criticism of public schools, pointing out that schools have assumed too many responsibilities without having resources to do the job. As a beginning, urges an examination of the current role of public schools for the purpose of reassigning to other organizations some of the tasks now assigned to them. (EL)

The reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a school-reform law closely aligned with the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB); a civil rights law; and a "cousin" of the 1996 welfare reform law. By imposing new or strengthened accountability expectations on students with disabilities and their parents, the…

The question of who should possess the rights over children's education is discussed. (DB)

Background: Because of school districts' interest in best serving the health needs of students, many choose to administer surveys addressing controversial topics. Administering such surveys in a voluntary and anonymous manner may help reduce conflict. Methods: This is a review of 2 recent federal court of appeals decisions regarding surveying…

Preschool children view television on an average of 4.5 hours or more daily, more than any other age group with the exception of senior citizens. With television viewing occupying such a great proportion of the preschool child's waking hours, the influence of television on the remaining play time, and particularly that of dramatic play, is of…

A national survey, sponsored by the National Institute of Education and undertaken by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education, focused on ascertaining the school's role in teaching competencies related to good consumer practice. Questions concerning where such competencies should be taught and where they are actually learned were…

The Home and School Institute's MegaSkills curriculum develops habits, behaviors, and attitudes needed for school and future success. It relies heavily on family responsibility and involvement in education. Teachers are specially trained to foster parent participation. (SK)