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School Accountability, Autonomy, and Choice Around the World.(Brief article)(Book review)
School Accountability, Autonomy, and Choice Around the World. Ludger Woessmann, Elke Lude-mann, Gabriela Schutz, and Martin R. West (Edward Elgar).
Education reforms based on accountability, autonomy, or choice became popular long before there was much hard evidence that they actually lead to better student performance. This book--short, dense, and likely to be particularly prized by those who love tables full of statistics, though the prose is very clear--is an important contribution to the growing collection of high-quality studies finding that greater accountability, autonomy, and choice do, indeed, make for a better education system and greater student learning. The book also showcases an approach to learning from international evidence very different from simply sending researchers to Finland to observe Finnish math ...
- What might school accountability do? (Research Summaries).(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: NBER Reporter Figlio, David N. September 22, 2001 700+ words
...as increased choice (either within...to improve. School accountability is the centerpiece...public-school choice. In both bills...issues related to school accountability. My work on...associated with school accountability. The specific...consequences for school ...
- Becoming part of the solution, not part of the problem.(Leaving No Child...
- Magazine article from: Journal of Teacher Education Walsh, Kate March 1, 2007 700+ words
...Politics and Practice of School Accountability. Washington, DC...endorsement of the law's choice and free market provisions...compromised vision of school choice, bungling districts...efforts to introduce school accountability. It is a strong book...
- School Accountability Breaks Down in State.(Final)
- Newspaper article from: Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM) August 11, 2004 700+ words
...message -- they're not locked in to a substandard school because of where they live; they can exercise choice. By exercising that choice, they send schools a message -- the same message other service providers must heed: There are better alternatives...
- Stress school accountability.(Editorial)
- Newspaper article from: The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) May 2, 2001 700+ words
...development, along with the earlier dilution of the original school-choice elements of the president's education plan, would represent...not to increased funding, but to accountability and school choice. Federal lawmakers should heed Secretary Paige's well-earned...
- DiMezza Explains Community School 'Accountability'.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 12, 2001 700+ words
...of reforming a broken system. Those who complain the loudest about community schools stand to lose, because parent school choice means they can no longer hold students hostage in a crumbling system. And when the public schools see that community schools...
- High standards for all: school accountability and more frequent tests can lead...
- Magazine article from: Curriculum Administrator Paige, Rod August 1, 2001 700+ words
...statewide accountability system that identifies low-performing schools and takes measures to improve them, including a school choice option and supplemental services. I know good testing works to improve student performance--especially among the so-called...
- Inconsistent Reports Raise Questions about School Accountability.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Gittelsohn, John November 11, 1998 700+ words
...Thirty percent was based on district-devised writing and math assessments, which required longer answers than the multiple-choice Stanford 9. And 45 percent was based on grades in English and math classes, which officials said measured long-term progress...
- Federal standards put schools in quandary: Florida's education chief might defy...
- News wire article from: Miami Herald (Miami, FL) July 2, 2006 700+ words
...though some have repeatedly received A or B grades from the state. A handful of low-performing schools have already faced that choice under Florida's own education accountability laws. But it could become far more widespread next year unless those schools...
- A Balanced School Accountability Model: An Alternative to High-Stakes Testing.
- Magazine article from: Phi Delta Kappan Jones, Ken April 1, 2004 700+ words
...policies intended to develop greater school accountability for the learning of all students...using high-stakes testing for school accountability. A new model, based on a different...classroom instruction. In the realm of school accountability, however, little attention has...
- ThinkAZ Explores Expanded School Accountability Indicators.
- Press release article from: Business Wire October 13, 2004 700+ words
...success "Expanding the Concept of School Accountability: Supplemental School Performance...explores the addition of a new set of school accountability standards that could supplement...performance indicators in state school accountability systems is two-fold: First...
Source: HighBeam Research, School Accountability, Autonomy, and Choice Around the World.(Brief...