Incorporating HC 353-i to -vi, session 2008-09
The 2002 No Child Left Behind Act is the most important legislation in American education since the 1960s.
The papers in this volume employ relevant microeconomic analysis and econometric techniques to provide an understanding of the vital economic and public policy issues. It is aimed at researchers in business, economics, and other fields.
The chapters in this volume clearly indicate that as school leaders attend to these potentially competing forces, this affects their problem-solving strategies, ability to facilitate change, and encourage community involvement.
This text addresses the problem of the overuse of standardized testing.
But does accountability work? The New Accountability explores the current wave of assessment-based school accountability reforms, which combine two traditions in American education-public accountability and student testing.
Furthermore, this book provides improved understanding of SEL assessments in school accountability, practical guidance for SEL usage in the classroom, and new approaches to distance learning with an SEL approach.
With time-proven theories and cutting-edge research, this book provides engaging examples, concrete strategies, and implementable resources to support teachers in bridging the divide between why they chose this career field – the children ...
... James A. Johnson Chairman Leonard Abramson Michael H. Armacost Elizabeth E. Bailey Zoë Baird Alan R. Batkin James ... Trustees Rex J. Bates Louis W. Cabot A. W. Clausen William T. Coleman Jr. Lloyd N. Cutler Bruce B. Dayton Douglas ...
The tension between trust and distrust is deeply rooted in American democracy. In a democracy, some public distrust of institutions and elites is healthy. It leads to more critical and effective oversight of elected representatives.
This book provides the basis for thoughtful reflection and discussion of school accountability by critically examining Kentucky's groundbreaking educational reform strategy of statewide student assessment and teacher accountability.