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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April 23, 2013 - Education Week
Beverly Hall, the former superintendent indicted with 34 other educators in the state probe, was nationally known for her success in raising students' test scores.
April 4, 2013 - Education Week
April 3, 2013 - Education Week
Gov. Jan Brewer is backing an unusual effort to tie a relatively small portion of school funding to districts' performance on the state’s A-F grading system.
April 2, 2013 - Education Week
Under a federal grant program, 11 states are using student surveys and select data to monitor and address issues around safety, discipline, and engagement.
March 26, 2013 - Education Week
March 25, 2013 - Education Week
Testing group PARCC also announced that schools and districts will have 20-day windows for each of the two parts of the assessment.
March 12, 2013 - Education Week

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