Sentences with phrase «accountability measures enforced»

Both versions that have passed in their respective chambers allow for states to end current accountability measures enforced by high - stakes testing if they develop their own alternatives.

Not exact matches

With the advent of «standards» with the accompanying accountability measures [sic] and then highly prescriptive textbooks with pacing guides that districts enforced via evaluations (and then, of course, there were the test scores) things became much more regimented in the classrooms.

With the advent of «standards» with the accompanying accountability measures [sic] and then highly prescriptive textbooks with pacing guides that districts enforced via evaluations (and then, of course, there... Read More

Accountability should be enforced where the necessary resources are provided and the tools used to measure success or failure are well developed, appropriate to the task, and used to inform instructional decisions.School Choice School choice is appropriate within the public school system as long as equal opportunity and access are ensured without discrimination on the basis of race, gender, socioeconomic status, or disability.

Since Indiana began taking steps to enforce the measures outlined in our school accountability law, the number of schools chronically underperforming has reduced dramatically — from 24 in 2009 to four in 2011, and this year just one school faced state intervention.

The national policy landscape surrounding academic standards, assessments, accountability, and school improvement is in many respects more chaotic than ever as states transition away from strong federal systems and requirements under NCLB and once again take the lead role in defining and enforcing accountability measures for public schools.

Repayment solutions fail the nearly one - half of African American borrowers who default on their loans.6 Although the federal government measures and enforces sanctions on colleges with high default rates, the accountability measure fails to track almost one - half of all defaults, which explains why only 10 institutions are at risk of losing access to federal aid this year.7