LEADER 03480nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910817365403321 005 20240410153932.0 010 $a0-8157-9620-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000446795 035 $a(EBL)3004417 035 $a(OCoLC)55942921 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000211508 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11169157 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000211508 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10292801 035 $a(PQKB)10154486 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3004417 035 $a(OCoLC)1132227264 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse73183 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3004417 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10063891 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000446795 100 $a20030922d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aNo child left behind? $ethe politics and practice of school accountability /$fPaul E. Peterson, Martin R. West, editors 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cBrookings Institution Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (350 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8157-7029-4 311 $a0-8157-7028-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 California 327 $aPART 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; Index 330 $aThe 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... 606 $aEducational accountability$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States 606 $aEducation$xStandards$zUnited States 606 $aFederal aid to education$zUnited States 606 $aEducation$zUnited States 615 0$aEducational accountability$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aEducation$xStandards 615 0$aFederal aid to education 615 0$aEducation 676 $a379.1/58/0973 701 $aPeterson$b Paul E$0129802 701 $aWest$b Martin R$01635053 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817365403321 996 $aNo child left behind$93975621 997 $aUNINA