03480nam 2200649Ia 450 991081736540332120240410153932.00-8157-9620-X(CKB)1000000000446795(EBL)3004417(OCoLC)55942921(SSID)ssj0000211508(PQKBManifestationID)11169157(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000211508(PQKBWorkID)10292801(PQKB)10154486(MiAaPQ)EBC3004417(OCoLC)1132227264(MdBmJHUP)muse73183(Au-PeEL)EBL3004417(CaPaEBR)ebr10063891(EXLCZ)99100000000044679520030922d2003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrNo child left behind? the politics and practice of school accountability /Paul E. Peterson, Martin R. West, editors1st ed.Washington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20031 online resource (350 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-7029-4 0-8157-7028-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; 1 The Politics and Practice of Accountability; PART 1 - The Politics of Accountability; 2 No Child Left Behind: Forging a Congressional Compromise; 3 Refining or Retreating? High- Stakes Accountability in the States; 4 Politics, Control, and the Future of School Accountability; 5 Rethinking Accountability Politics; PART 2 - The Practice of School Accountability; 6 Lessons about the Design of State Accountability Systems; 7 Unintended Consequences of Racial Subgroup Rules; 8 Charter School Achievement and Accountability; 9 The Effects of Accountability in CaliforniaPART 3 - The Promise of Student Accountability 10 The "First Wave" of Accountability; 11 No Child Left Behind, Chicago- Style; 12 A Closer Look at Achievement Gains under High- Stakes Testing in Chicago; 13 Central Exit Exams and Student Achievement: International Evidence; Contributors; IndexThe 2002 No Child Left Behind Act is the most important legislation in American education since the 1960's. The law requires states to put into place a set of standards together with a comprehensive testing plan designed to ensure these standards are met. Students at schools that fail to meet those standards may leave for other schools, and schools not progressing adequately become subject to reorganization. The significance of the law lies less with federal dollar contributions than with the direction it gives to federal, state, and local school spending. It helps codify the movement toward...Educational accountabilityLaw and legislationUnited StatesEducationStandardsUnited StatesFederal aid to educationUnited StatesEducationUnited StatesEducational accountabilityLaw and legislationEducationStandardsFederal aid to educationEducation379.1/58/0973Peterson Paul E129802West Martin R1635053MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817365403321No child left behind3975621UNINA