Accounting Is Not Accountability
The Case of New York City’s School Report Cards
Accountability in public education requires a balance of audit and inspection . Audit assesses school performance, by comparing past results (usually student achievement-test scores) to current outcomes, or comparing schools to each other, or to a local or national standard. Inspection involves processes of observation and inquiry that analyze school performance and determine how it might be improved. Public education accountability in the United States has always emphasized audit. But the recent issuing of letter-grade report cards to every New York City public school is a triumph of audit that disserves all our public schools. ( "N.Y.C. District Issues ‘Value Added’ Grades for Schools," ...
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