«So it was shifting from
an absolute system of accountability to one that was all relative — essentially, we're now grading schools on a curve,» Hyslop tells StateImpact.
Not exact matches
«I don't want to say it's an
absolute, but I certainly think it would be easier if we had a vigorous school
accountability system at the same time that we had a vigorous expansion
of school choice.»
Among them, Utah asserts its «
absolute and exclusive right» to modify Utah Core Standards, SAGE assessments, the Utah Comprehensive
Accountability System, and its own teacher and principal evaluations
systems without approval from or sanction by the U.S. Department
of Education.
Additionally, simply using an
absolute measure
of the achievement gap is not enough for an
accountability system: Gaps might close, but student achievement could still remain low.
And finally, the access to information is connected with the concept
of democracy and supports two important principles: 1) public right to administrative information, a cornerstone
of our democratic
system, and 2) the
absolute transparency and
accountability in the administration (decision - making process and policy rationales) governing the public interest.