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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When evaluations are tied to student achievement, should a new principal be judged the same as a veteran?
March 5, 2013 - Education Week
Enticed by federal grants, more school systems are linking principal evaluations to student achievement.
March 5, 2013 - Education Week
A group of California school districts want flexibility under No Child Left Behind waivers now granted only to states.
March 5, 2013 - Education Week
March 5, 2013 - Education Week
A federal panel proposes a five-pronged agenda aimed at helping children in poverty and eliminating the achievement gap.
February 26, 2013 - Education Week
February 25, 2013 - Education Week
With dozens of charter schools, the Crescent City had dozens of different discipline policies.
February 19, 2013 - Education Week
In an exclusive interview with Education Week, Richard Barth talks about expulsion and suspension policies in his charter school network.
February 19, 2013 - Education Week
Some major urban districts are working to establish more consistent standards for expulsion and suspension policies in charter schools.
February 19, 2013 - Education Week
Letter to the Editor
NCLB Waivers Promote Gains
February 6, 2013 - Education Week

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