Sentences with phrase «key elements of accountability»

This analysis was intentionally limited to key elements of accountability that rigorous and well - respected studies have shown can and do drive school behavior.

This is a key element of accountability.

Not exact matches

After many years of bipartisan support, key elements of the reform agenda — higher standards, better teachers, test - based accountability, parental choice — are starved for oxygen in both the Republican and Democratic party platforms.

The chiefs are standing behind the key accountability elements of NCLB: the annual administration of statewide reading and math assessments in grades 3 — 8; the disaggregation of results; the annual determinations of school and district performance; and the identification of and intervention in persistently low - performing schools.

The foundation is also working much more aggressively to change public policy concerning key elements of the portfolio approach: transparency in school finance, multiple independent school providers, and performance - based accountability.

And if you're at all interested in standards, assessments, accountability, and / or the consequences of the federal government's deep engagement in key elements of schooling, I think you'll find this brief very much worth your time.

Education Week has created a tracking system to identify key elements of state accountability plans when they are submitted to the U.S. Department of Education.

Negotiators on the platform committee met this past weekend in Orlando (you can watch here, starting at the 31st minute) and changed an earlier draft of the K - 12 education plank (one of five education sections) that had drawn criticism from activists who wanted the Democrats to take a stand against some of the key elements of corporate reform, including on charter schools and test - based accountability.

SREB's benchmarking team distilled key elements of SREB state's accountability systems under the Every Student Succeeds Act into interactive profiles at Insights.SREB.org.

Key principles include a broader accountability framework, with elements such as health, wellness, and discipline; language undergirding the role of community school coordinators; professional development that enables principals, teachers, instructional support personnel, and community partners to work more effectively with families, communities, and each other; and capacity building that supports community school partnerships and better aligns and coordinates programs.

Duncan targeted teacher accountability as a key element in turning around our schools, incurring the wrath of the NEA and UFT.

In this section, we assess the benefits and drawbacks of both programs on two key differences, and make recommendations as to how elements of both accountability structures can be fused to make a more just accountability system for the future.