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Harr, Jenifer J.; Parrish, Tom; Socias, Miguel; Gubbins, Paul – American Institutes for Research, 2007
Passed in 1999, the Public Schools Accountability Act (PSAA) established a results-based accountability system in California with specific performance targets for schools. The PSAA created a system of rewards and sanctions for meeting or not meeting those targets, and established assistance programs for low-performing schools. In 2001, the High…
Descriptors: Sanctions, Academic Achievement, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
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Lyons, James E.; Algozzine, Bob – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2006
Calls for accountability in America's schools have created increased responsibilities for educational leaders. In this article, we describe and discuss a study of elementary, middle, and high school principals' perceptions of the state-wide educational accountability program in North Carolina. The respondents indicated that the state's…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Sanctions, School Safety, Federal Legislation