Not exact matches
Although the threat of a lawsuit should not deter states from developing rigorous standards and tough but fair
accountability systems, it should serve as a
warning to states...
There seems to be no consensus about whether the across - the - board increases in U.S. graduation rates reported by the federal government last week are the result of No Child Left Behind - era
accountability mechanisms or the data - based decisionmaking stressed under the Obama administration, more early -
warning systems to identify potential dropouts, or fewer high school exit exams.
As far back as 2007, a legislative report in California
warned that the state's
accountability system allowed traditional schools to shirk responsibility for low - performing students by referring them to alternative schools.
«What if we had an
accountability system,» Worthen said, «that made sure that the moment a student showed early
warning signs of struggle that educators had the knowledge that that was happening and had the tools and resources to fill in gaps and keep that student on track?»
A 2015 OECD report on Sweden
warned the country's school
system was in «need of urgent change» and that its
accountability measures were «weak and unclear.»
Early
Warning Indicators may tie into new state
accountability systems and can be an integral part of a plan to support individual students and schools.
The profiles were also developed from work by the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Midwest on early
warning systems and the Center for American Progress report «Making the Grade» on state
accountability systems.
From
Accountability to Prevention: Early
Warning Systems Put Data to Work for Struggling Students