With a Dec. 8 deadline rapidly
approaching for either extending
federal funding in some way or
triggering a partial government shutdown, the House next week will advance a temporary patch, according to a senior aide, and try to provide money through Dec. 22.
In most states and districts and through the
federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, accountability means using standardized test results to
trigger labels, sanctions, rewards or interventions for districts, schools, educators or students.This
approach has been both insufficient and has had undesirable side effects.