Sentences with phrase «federal accountability mandates»

Up to now, the Academic Performance Index - created by the state to meet federal accountability mandates - has been based solely on standardized student test scores.

Add it up and, despite frantic efforts by a number of groups to preserve some sort of federal accountability mandates in the next ESEA cycle, I think these should go away and almost surely will.

Despite frantic efforts by a number of groups to preserve some sort of federal accountability mandates in the next ESEA cycle, I think these should go away and almost surely will.

Today, there's not a single Republican in the House of Representatives, in the Senate, or running for president willing to defend federal accountability mandates.

With fewer federal accountability mandates, states and districts will be under less pressure to test incessantly.

Many education organizations applaud the enhanced accountability and funding flexibility the bills provide to states and local districts, but civil rights organizations have serious concerns that the loosening of federal accountability mandates could lead to growing achievement gaps.

If there's a new law enacted this year, it will almost surely remove the federal accountability mandates.