Not exact matches
As a state party to the Convention, Nigeria is obliged to take
appropriate measures to promote transparency and
accountability in the management
of public finances.»
ESSA also requires state
accountability systems to include «a
measure of student growth, if determined
appropriate by the State; or another valid and reliable statewide academic indicator that allows for meaningful differentiation in school performance.»
With a clear focus on homework from OFSTED: «Teachers use well - judged teaching strategies, including setting
appropriate homework that, together with clearly directed and timely support and intervention, match pupils» needs accurately» we have to guard against schools driving homework to «death» whereby teachers feel they have to set homework for the sake
of it to satisfy
accountability measures and / or internal monitoring systems.
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.
To support continuous improvement,
accountability systems should also include indicators that are
appropriate to examine at the district or state level, such as
measures of resource equity.
For example, in the
accountability measures section, we provide a table with
measures that align with the four required indicators under ESSA, and key questions to think about as states contemplate the most
appropriate measures for this population
of students.
In my view, the levers have not changed as a result
of the evolving
accountability systems, which will hopefully become more meaningful for schools due to broader, more
appropriate measures of achievement.
The chat will explore such issues as how to tackle the issue
of profits over public interest and
appropriate accountability measures.
Appropriate accountability measures are important not only for NTRBs, but for all bodies in receipt
of public monies.