No child left behind? [[electronic resource] ] : the politics and practice of school accountability / / Paul E. Peterson, Martin R. West, editors

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (350 p.)
• Disciplina: 379.1/58/0973
• Soggetto topico: Educational accountability - Law and legislation - United States; Education - Standards - United States; Federal aid to education - United States; Education - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: PetersonPaul E WestMartin R
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 California ; PART 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
• Sommario/riassunto: The 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...
• Titolo autorizzato: No child left behind
• ISBN: 0-8157-9620-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451316903321
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