Sentences with phrase «failed federal accountability system»
Our schools remain subject to a failed federal accountability system.
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Under present day standards and accountability systems, states, pushed and prodded by the federal government, have moved from trying to force districts to educate students to a minimum level of basic skills and to do something about schools that are obviously failing, to holding districts, schools and teachers accountable for (in the words of the Common Core State Standards Initiative) «preparing all students for success in college, career, and life.»
While liberals got some «guardrails» around state accountability systems, they failed to get a federal mandate on equalizing school funding — though Obama education secretary John King is now doing his utmost to devise one via executive branch regulations.
The problem stems from parents» concern that their own children might be denied promotion or graduation based on a test score; from voters» confusion when their own upscale suburban schools are deemed to be failing by state or federal accountability systems even though most of the graduates do just fine; and from frustration when parents — often prompted by teachers — conclude that the basic - skills testing regime yields too much «drill and kill,» too little flexibility, and insufficient attention to art, music, and other creative disciplines.
Superintendents acknowledge that federal and state standards and accountability systems have created a situation in which district and school personnel can not ignore evidence about students who are struggling or failing to meet mandated standards for academic performance, as reflected in test results and other indicators of student success (e.g., attendance, graduation rates).
The qualifying states may also ask to be allowed to replace the No Child law's pass - fail school report card system with accountability systems of their own design, and for new flexibility in using an estimated $ 1 billion of federal education money.
Last year, when Minnesota asked for a federal waiver from compliance with No Child Left Behind's failed accountability system, Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius instead proposed instituting a system designed by the department.
During Wednesday's event, Hogan argued that the legislation could put hundreds of millions of dollars in federal education funding in jeopardy by failing to emphasize academic measures in their accountability system.