Sentences with phrase «effects of accountability policies»

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Along those lines, it is interesting to note that our evidence of differential effects by grade and subject is broadly similar to the results from evaluations of earlier state - level school - accountability policies.

To the extent that one believes that states that expected to gain the most from accountability policies adopted them prior to NCLB, one might view the results we present as an underestimate of the average effect of school accountability.

Supporters of the new policy, which went into effect immediately, say it will increase financial accountability over millions of dollars in federal aid.

The effect of school accountability policies on children's health.

We chose to label the years that four key accountability policies went into effect, in order to look for a possible relationship between alternative school enrollment the implementation of policies that would penalize schools for poor performance.

Hart's recent work has focused on school choice programs, school accountability policies, early childhood education policies, and effects on students of exposure to demographically similar teachers.

The study, by Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), examines the potential effects of using single measures in California's CORE districts, where multiple measures of school performance are included in annual accountability reports.

He also has work on the effect of K - 12 accountability policies.

As I wrote into a recent post: ``... it seems that the residual effects of the federal governments» former [teacher evaluation reform policies and] efforts are still dominating states» actions with regards to educational accountability.»

It should be noted, though, that we as a nation have been relying upon similar high - stakes educational policies since the late 1970s (i.e., for now over 35 years); however, we have literally no research evidence that these high - stakes accountability policies have yielded any of their intended effects, as still perpetually conceptualized (see, for example, Nevada's recent legislative ruling here) and as still advanced via large - and small - scale educational policies (e.g., we are still A Nation At Risk in terms of our global competitiveness).

These range from teaching conditions, such as class sizes and salaries, to unhappiness with administrative practices (such as lack of support, classroom autonomy, or input on decisions) to policy issues, such as the effects of testing and accountability.

The current version of the law, the No Child Left Behind Act, created a federal system of testing and accountability, and many educators and policy makers contended that that law was too constraining and created some harmful side - effects.

Many of these policies had the effect of shifting accountability systems away from the school level (where it was emphasized under No Child Left Behind) to the teacher level.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has been asked to investigate the effect of current school policies on racial and socioeconomic integration and student education outcomes, including proficiency rates, high school graduation and dropout rates, and rates of college enrollment and completion.

While policy researchers generally see a complex picture of the effects of state accountability systems, they still caution that there are many potential negative consequences (Firestone and Shipps, 2003; Levy and Murnane, 2001; O'Day, 2002).

Over the course of her career, she has studied how to improve teacher effectiveness (through professional development, coaching, education); the development of systems for out - of - school - time programs; the implementation and impact of test - based promotion policies; and the effects of federal accountability policies on schools, classrooms, and students.

Major changes in public policy should demand a better accountability of what is unexplained, especially when the unexplained appears to be much greater than the purported effect (i.e. AGW) that the changes in public policy are being imposed to prevent or mitigate.