Sentences with phrase «federal accountability regime»

In most cases, instructors — under added pressure from state and federal accountability regimes — end up focusing on pupils below the «proficient» line, at the expense of their high achievers.

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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.

NCLB's ambitious scope and aggressive federal role announced the arrival of a new education policy regime in which accountability eclipsed concern for equity (McGuinn 2006).