Sentences with phrase «higher education accountability»

I wrote Higher Education Accountability with the goal of summarizing what is known about accountability in American higher education, while also drawing in lessons learned from accountability systems in other nonprofit and public - sector organizations such as K - 12 education, health care, and public management.

My first book, Higher Education Accountability, was released through Johns Hopkins University Press in 2018.

Higher Education Accountability is designed for policymakers, higher education professionals, students and faculty, or members of the public who are interested in learning more about how colleges are responding to all of the pressures that they face.

Chapter 8 outlines ten lessons learned from accountability efforts, and I conclude in Chapter 9 by highlighting five key questions that will influence the future of higher education accountability.

The book begins with the key theories underlying higher education accountability policies and practices in Chapter 1 before moving to the historical development of accountability in the United States prior to the passage of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in Chapter 2.

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If our account of alienation as a repeating process is reliable, then the American Catholic institutions of higher education are nearing the end of a process of formal detachment from accountability to their church, and instead of exerting themselves to oblige that church to be a more credible patron of higher learning, they are qualifying for acceptance by and on the terms of the secular academic culture, and are likely soon to hand over their institutions unencumbered by any compromising accountability to the church.

«The bill would flip the current incentives of a broken system to provide real accountability and transparency from higher education institutions,» the senator's office said.

With sharper accountability, a more ambitious curriculum and world class qualifications, I believe we can create an education system which can compete with the best in the world — a system which gives every young person, regardless of background, the high quality education, high aspirations and high achievement they need and deserve.

Commenting on the statement by the Secretary of State for Education setting out proposals to reform the system of primary assessment, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT - The Teachers» Union, said: «It is important to recognise, and as the NASUWT has stated consistently, that many of the concerns expressed about statutory primary assessment are the direct result of their use in the current high stakes school accountability regime.

Harrington also said that future research is needed to answer questions regarding accountability in other environments, such as in higher education and local and state government.

As representatives of U.S. science, engineering, and higher education organizations, we write to you to express our deep concern regarding amendments that were passed in the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act, H.R. 2146) in the House and the 21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789) in the Senate, which would place severe restrictions on government employees» abilities to attend meetings and conferences.

Bolder, Broader Action: Strategies for Closing the Poverty Gap Education Week, May 27, 2011 «We have set the nation's highest standards, been tough on accountability and invested billions in building school capacity, yet we still see a very strong correlation between socioeconomic background and educational achievement and attainment,» writes Senior Lecturer Paul Reville.

Targeting additional resources to early childhood education, extended day, summer programs, prudent class - size reduction, or enhanced accountability structures is likely to have a higher return in these communities than racial desegregation efforts.

Scores for the latest round of the Kentucky Education Reform Act's controversial assessment and accountability portion were released last week, and the results show gains in all content areas in elementary, middle, and high schools across the state.

Skandera was best known as a former deputy education commissioner in Florida under Governor Jeb Bush, who had been pursuing a high - profile, accountability - focused agenda of education reforms.

However, many others believe charters divert resources from traditional public schools and don't meet up to accountability measures.These opposing views often lead to friction among people who actually have much in common: a genuine concern for children and the national right to high - quality public education.

In a ten - year study by the Wisconsin Center for Education Research on high school interdisciplinary teaching teams, researchers found that team teaching produced positive outcomes for students, and professionalism and morale improved when teams developed collective authority and accountability.

He also reiterated his pledge to protect the state's testing and accountability system, but spent more time discussing higher education.

Maureen Kelleher argues in Education Post that the decline in support is likely caused by «the failure of too many charter operators to live up to the highest standards of transparency, accountability and professionalism.»

NCLB, signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002, increased the federal government's role in public education adding requirements for accountability, high quality teachers,...

Senior leaders in higher education face a daunting set of challenges: fiscal constraints, heightened accountability, new competitors, emerging technologies, substantial demographic change, and questions about the relevance and effectiveness of higher education.

The measures used in the NEPC report — whether schools make AYP, state accountability system ratings, the percentage of students that score proficient on state tests, and high - school graduation rates — are at best rough proxies for the quality of education provided by any school.

Achieve, the independent non-profit organization formed to follow - up the Summit, is a permanent resource center supporting high academic standards and accountability in education.

In a 2009 study, the Center for Public Education released Teaching the Teachers: Effective Professional Development in an Era of High Stakes Accountability, a national research report indicating that «most professional development today is ineffective.»

90, studies K - 12 and higher education issues including urban education, accountability, charter schooling and school vouchers, teacher licensure, local governance, and school finance.

Dan Koretz, Reporters Roundtable on High Stakes Testing Bloomberg, 4/26/13 «Dan Koretz, professor and director of the Education Accountability Project at Harvard University, John Merrow, PBS education correspondent, Kevin Riley, Atlanta Journal Constitution editor in chief, and Greg Toppo, USA Today national K - 12 education reporter, discuss the effects and increased pressure of high stakes testing on education, test tampering indictments of 35 educators in Atlanta and renewed discussion about standardized test score irregularities in the District of Columbia.&raHigh Stakes Testing Bloomberg, 4/26/13 «Dan Koretz, professor and director of the Education Accountability Project at Harvard University, John Merrow, PBS education correspondent, Kevin Riley, Atlanta Journal Constitution editor in chief, and Greg Toppo, USA Today national K - 12 education reporter, discuss the effects and increased pressure of high stakes testing on education, test tampering indictments of 35 educators in Atlanta and renewed discussion about standardized test score irregularities in the District of ColumbiEducation Accountability Project at Harvard University, John Merrow, PBS education correspondent, Kevin Riley, Atlanta Journal Constitution editor in chief, and Greg Toppo, USA Today national K - 12 education reporter, discuss the effects and increased pressure of high stakes testing on education, test tampering indictments of 35 educators in Atlanta and renewed discussion about standardized test score irregularities in the District of Columbieducation correspondent, Kevin Riley, Atlanta Journal Constitution editor in chief, and Greg Toppo, USA Today national K - 12 education reporter, discuss the effects and increased pressure of high stakes testing on education, test tampering indictments of 35 educators in Atlanta and renewed discussion about standardized test score irregularities in the District of Columbieducation reporter, discuss the effects and increased pressure of high stakes testing on education, test tampering indictments of 35 educators in Atlanta and renewed discussion about standardized test score irregularities in the District of Columbia.&rahigh stakes testing on education, test tampering indictments of 35 educators in Atlanta and renewed discussion about standardized test score irregularities in the District of Columbieducation, test tampering indictments of 35 educators in Atlanta and renewed discussion about standardized test score irregularities in the District of Columbia.»

Our study overcomes the limits of short - term analysis by asking: when schools face accountability pressure, do their efforts to raise test scores generate improvements in higher education attainment, earnings, and other long - term outcomes?

For the most part, he says, the past decade of research on the accountability movement in education has focused on two things: whether or not the tests increased academic achievement, and how high - stakes testing has led to certain behaviors such as teaching to the test or manipulating the data.

[xvii] David Deming and David Figlio, «Accountability in US Education: Applying Lessons from K - 12 Experience to Higher Education,» Journal of Economic Perspectives 30 (3), 33 - 55, 2016.

However, as Deming and I point out in a recent essay, providing accountability for higher education institutions is easier said than done.

Education officials are already experimenting with new systems, and hopefully by the time Congress decides to move forward with a reauthorized ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act), there will be strong competency - based accountability systems to incorporate, particularly at the high school level.

Together, they pushed an education reform agenda, No Child Left Behind (NCLB), that emphasized higher standards and more accountability, a results - based approach that parents liked.

«The Accountability Plateau,» by Mark Schneider, just published by Education Next and the Fordham Institute, makes a big point: that «consequential accountability,» à la No Child Left Behind and the high - stakes state testing systems that preceded it, corresponded with a significant one - time boost in student achievement, particularly in primary and middlAccountability Plateau,» by Mark Schneider, just published by Education Next and the Fordham Institute, makes a big point: that «consequential accountability,» à la No Child Left Behind and the high - stakes state testing systems that preceded it, corresponded with a significant one - time boost in student achievement, particularly in primary and middlaccountability,» à la No Child Left Behind and the high - stakes state testing systems that preceded it, corresponded with a significant one - time boost in student achievement, particularly in primary and middle school math.

A new report by the Government Accountability Office finds that many states are not complying with a requirement under the Higher Education Act that they evaluate teacher education programs and identify «at risk» and «low performing» Education Act that they evaluate teacher education programs and identify «at risk» and «low performing» education programs and identify «at risk» and «low performing» programs.

His most recent publications include «African - American Parents» Orientations towards Schools» (with K. Williams Gomez; in press) in Education and Urban Society; «High - Stakes Accountability in Urban Elemenatary Schools» (with J. Spillane; in press) in Teachers College Record; «Teachers» Expectations and Sense of Responsibility for Student Learning» (with A. Randolph and J. Spillane; in press) in Anthropology and Education Quarterly; and «Towards a Theory of School Leadership» (with J. Spillane and R. Halverson; in press) in Journal of Curriculum Studies.

Moreover, it will continue to monitor specific data related to financial aid, degree programs, attrition rates, and completion and graduation rates attributed to the quality of education and the effectiveness of higher education institutions.ConclusionThe U.S. Department of Education and other government agencies support IPEDS data collection to ensure accountability and transparency in higher eeducation and the effectiveness of higher education institutions.ConclusionThe U.S. Department of Education and other government agencies support IPEDS data collection to ensure accountability and transparency in higher eeducation institutions.ConclusionThe U.S. Department of Education and other government agencies support IPEDS data collection to ensure accountability and transparency in higher eEducation and other government agencies support IPEDS data collection to ensure accountability and transparency in higher educationeducation.

The state's landmark 1993 Education Reform Act introduced not only high academic standards, accountability, and enhanced school choice, but curriculum frameworks with a subject - by - subject outline of the material intended to form the basis of local curricula statewide.

For example, the blueprint for the next iteration of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (current version is the No Child Left Behind Act, 2002) proposes more accountability - based emphasis on assessment and instruction that support content learning and higher - order skills.

Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said: «We can not have high quality education if teachers are being driven into the ground through excessive workload and the unreasonable expectations of an out - of - control accountability system in which Ofsted plays a leadEducation Union, said: «We can not have high quality education if teachers are being driven into the ground through excessive workload and the unreasonable expectations of an out - of - control accountability system in which Ofsted plays a leadeducation if teachers are being driven into the ground through excessive workload and the unreasonable expectations of an out - of - control accountability system in which Ofsted plays a leading role.

Changes come in various sizes and are critical in maintaining accountability and transparency in higher education (Hall & Hord, 2011).

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.

The U.S. Department of Education has identified four states that are at «high risk» for economic - stimulus spending problems, according to a report issued last week by the Government Accountability Office.

As Congress turns to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, policymakers from both sides of the aisle are calling for stronger accountability for colleges.

As we continue to study choice - based policies in K — 12 education, one challenge we must confront is the push - pull created by high - stakes accountability measures designed to assess schools, students, and educators, based solely on test scores — an area where choice proponents and opponents often find common ground.

Our poor response was characterized by our not taking seriously enough the calls for increased accountability for public resources being committed to higher education.

Although the federal government's main accountability lever — eligibility for federal grants and loans — is only implemented at the institution level for most of higher education, the GE data show the value of targeting individual programs, rather than entire institutions.

In 2000, 19.5 percent of the city's students — about 13,000 students — left high school without a degree, according to the New York City Division of Education's Division of Assessment and Accountability.

The OECD also stated that the focus of continuing reforms should be on «developing high - quality teaching profession, making leadership a key driver of education reform, ensuring equity in learning opportunities and student well - being, and moving towards a new assessment, evaluation and accountability that aligns with the new 21st - century curriculum».

This book — short, dense, and likely to be particularly prized by those who love tables full of statistics, though the prose is very clear — is an important contribution to the growing collection of high - quality studies finding that greater accountability, autonomy, and choice do, indeed, make for a better education system and greater student learning.

According to a White House background report, the Education Accountability Act is «designed to hold students, teachers and schools to high standards, and to ensure that school districts and states provide students with a high quality educatioEducation Accountability Act is «designed to hold students, teachers and schools to high standards, and to ensure that school districts and states provide students with a high quality educationeducation.»