Accountability

The latest news about accountability, including articles, Commentaries, and special features.

Seventh grader Jasmine Dukes, center, waits in line with classmates at Friendship Preparatory Academy in Baltimore.

School Turnaround Push Still a Work in Progress

Eleven states looking for flexibility under the No Child Left Behind Act have won waivers from the U.S. Department of Education, and more applications are under consideration. (April 4, 2012)

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The Accountability Push in Virtual Learning
Our guests discussed why accountability is so important for virtual schools, what those schools are doing to ensure high-quality learning for students, and what challenges they face in meeting that goal.

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Tackling Turnaround at Shawnee High School
Education Week is following Shawnee High through its quest to move off the bottom of Kentucky’s list of low-performing schools and remake itself into a school that produces high numbers of graduates who go onto college and careers.

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Commentary
New Science Standards: Bound for Glory, or Running Behind?
Policymakers must look forward in setting science education goals rather than obsess about content mastery and testing.
May 23, 2012 - Education Week
Virtual Education Seen Lacking Accountability
Although enrollment continues to grow each year in full-time online schools, more research is needed about the effectiveness of such schools, says a report from the National School Boards Association.
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
Fulton District Becomes Largest Charter System in Georgia
The 93,000-student district has made a pact with the state to create strict accountability standards in return for Georgia dropping some of its regulatory requirements.
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: ENGLISH-LEARNERS
Study: Most ELLs Are in Districts That Fall Short on Federal Goals
Analysts find plenty of room to grow for districts getting federal funds to provide English-language-acquisition services.
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
Commentary
Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste
Eli Broad writes that tough times in American education needn't spell doom.
May 21, 2012 - Education Week
School Plan Widely Misunderstood, Philadelphia Officials Say
Officials Tuesday said there were widespread misunderstandings about a plan to revamp the district.
May 16, 2012 - McClatchy-Tribune
Fla. Schools Won't Be Held Accountable This Year for Low Writing Test Scores
Florida will hold public schools harmless from this year's dramatic drop in FCAT writing scores.
May 15, 2012 - McClatchy-Tribune
Calif. K-12 Funding, Governance Still Troubled, Report Says
Five years after a blue-ribbon group urged major changes, fundamental problems remain, a followup report contents.
May 15, 2012 - Education Week
Calif. Aims to Go Own Way in NCLB Waiver Bid
The state board approves a waiver request that departs from the Education Department’s model.
May 15, 2012 - Education Week
Latest Round of NCLB Waiver Bids Critiqued
The Education Department presses states seeking NCLB flexibility for more-ambitious goals in their applications.
May 15, 2012 - Education Week

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