Sentences with phrase «high stakes accountability»

It's very controversial in many states, especially when it's used in high stakes accountability measures.

The only open question is whether the results of the official tests will be used for high stakes accountability purposes, especially federal funding.

If policymakers do not allow for a predictable drop in student achievement when these assessments are implemented, the negative influence of high stakes accountability may be even more pronounced.

They are not intended to be high stakes accountability measures.

She's worried that grit is being overemphasized: In a recent paper, she argued that grit measures aren't ready to be incorporated into high stakes accountability systems.

Many leading analysts have suggested a two - tiered high school graduation standard and diploma, and most states have a basic diploma option, one with less rigor, but we must be very careful here that we do not engage in «tracking» kids by lowering standards and expectations, which is a risk and a tendency when dealing with high stakes accountability.

Putting high stakes accountability on measuring SEL skills could lead to corruption that distorts or hides the outcomes meant to be monitored.

Putting high stakes accountability on measuring SEL skills could lead to corruption that distorts or hides the outcomes meant to be monitored.

** «High stakes accountability drives dropouts» — Wrong.

Union City, Kirp argues, is successful because it fosters a culture of continuous improvement of existing staff and schools, utilizes bilingual instruction, and guarantees high quality pre-school — eschewing high stakes accountability, Teach for America teachers, and school choice.

We need an undertaking that the government will change the destructive high stakes accountability regime that blights our system.

While the rising percentage of high school graduates described by Murnane occurred at the peak of the testing and accountability movement, it is clear that high stakes accountability disproportionately affects those students in need of the most support.

And incidentally, these results confirm the fact that accountability doesn't drive an increasing dropout rate, as is suggested by some who oppose high stakes accountability.

For the 2013/14 school year, Utah will calculate growth and provide this information to schools and districts, but proposes to not use this growth measurementfor high stakes accountability for schools or districts for the 2013/14 school year.

«But I'm just not sure that these measures are fine tuned enough to make high stakes accountability decisions with.»

This is more important now than ever with the existence of the state's Performance Framework and high stakes accountability ratings leading to automatic revocation for non-performers.

Because of CCSS, some states openly admonish rote memorization and high stakes accountability now.

Publishers be aware: The availability of many product options, high stakes accountability systems and tight budgets have forced educators to become increasingly critical consumers of instructional materials.

He seems to think that lowering expectations will be more «relevant» to our students, and he uses popular mythology in attempting to make his case, such as «high stakes accountability drives dropouts» and «teaching to the test is taking away from learning», neither of which has any foundation.

In a letter to Torlakson last week, Cortines joined a growing group of local superintendents» seeking permission to ignore the test results for «high stakes accountability purposes.»

Since little has been done concurrent with high stakes accountability to actually support and improve schools with resources and innovative services, the result has been a policy environment where the tests have consumed more and more of the curriculum.

He has authored numerous, highly cited studies on the effects of class size reduction, high stakes accountability, the assessment of teacher quality, and other education - related topics.

On top of the daily challenges of education, which include standards - based reform, pressing state and federal mandates, and high stakes accountability, the Meridian educators were facing a year of unfamiliarity in leadership considering a newly - hired superintendent and an administration that is approximately one - third new.

He added: «In a high stakes system, the government has two choices: to ensure the right incentives are in place so people take on career risks, or address the high stakes accountability system itself.

He has authored numerous, highly cited studies on the effects of class size reduction, high stakes accountability, the assessment of teacher quality, and other education related topics.

In an era of high stakes accountability, testing, and standardization in education, Dr. Robert Dillon attempts to bring the student back into the center of the learning.

«However, the report fails to grasp that the real reason for the loss of these activities is the high stakes accountability based on pupils» outcomes in tests and examinations which is narrowing the curriculum and the opportunities available to children and young people, and which teachers and school leaders have long been warning is a serious problem.

«We have used high stakes accountability to its limits; the challenges of the next five years all concern investment in capacity — school places, great teachers and great leaders.

We currently have a high stakes accountability system, in which poor results have a huge impact on schools, headteachers, teachers and ultimately the students.

Much dissatisfaction has been voiced over the high stakes accountability system of NCLB.

So too, we can use these three PARCC prompts to glimpse how the high stakes accountability system has deformed teaching and warped learning in many public schools across the United States.

The SATs are not about teaching and learning, yet in too many schools the curriculum is distorted to serve the high stakes accountability system first and children's own development second.

Far too little is still being done, however, to reform the high stakes accountability system that is the root cause of excessive workload.

Manipulating metrics whether sub-conciously or deliberately has been a feature of our high stakes accountability system.

While schools remain under intense pressure from funding cuts and high stakes accountability, on top of changes to exams and the curriculum, it is hard to for them cut their staff's workloads.