Accountability

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Nikki Hudson, left, the academic coordinator at Lida Hooe Elementary School in Dallas, compares notes with Principal Linda Saenz during a principal-evaluation session.
—Mark Graham for Education Week

Districts Tying Principal Reviews to Test Scores

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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Judgments of teacher-prep programs should be linked to student achievement, say Edward Crowe, Michael Allen, and Charles Coble of Teacher Preparation Analytics.
June 11, 2013 - Education Week
A flurry of education groups are staking out positions on the role tests should play in evaluating teachers and labeling schools.
June 11, 2013 - Education Week
The U. S. Department of Education quietly pauses expert-panel review of state assessment systems, a staple of federal oversight.
June 11, 2013 - Education Week
Chicago Upgrades Its Principal Pipeline
Amid a wave of school closings, Chicago is forging ahead with plans to groom a crop of high-performing principals.
June 11, 2013 - Education Week
Quality Rating and Improvement Systems are seen as a prod to professionalize the preschool field while providing information for parents on program quality.
June 11, 2013 - Education Week
Five groups representing state and district school leaders call for flexibility in implementing the common standards.
June 4, 2013 - Education Week
June 3, 2013 - Education Week
Dropouts give a common array of reasons for leaving high school early, and targeted programs have been created in response.
May 31, 2013 - Education Week
Efforts to create a new school district and reshuffle students in East Baton Rouge Parish are causing a stir in Louisiana.
May 21, 2013 - Education Week
May 13, 2013 - Education Week

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