It is not that academic values need to remain fixed; indeed, universities must both create and adapt to change. (science.sciencemag.org)
In turn, schools that do not add substantial academic value to their pupils - and satisfy their clients - should lose their charters and close. (educationnext.org)
What one most wants to know about a school is how rapidly its pupils are making progress from wherever they started, i.e., how much academic value is the school itself adding. (wacharterschools.org)