If we fail to meet this challenge, all our progress in
public education accountability will have been for naught.
Over the past three legislative sessions, the Texas
public education accountability system, once rated by national organizations as the best in the country, has come under relentless attack by a firestorm of misguided opposition to standardized and so - called «high stakes» testing, so that by the end of the 2013 session, the system had essentially been gutted.
Not exact matches
With growing interest and support from
public markets (including through the incorporation of DanoneWave as the largest
public benefit corporation in the U.S. and their
public commitment to become a Certified B Corp by 2020 as well as Laureate
Education's IPO in early 2017), multi-billion dollar companies are following suit and choosing to operate their businesses with purpose and
accountability.
Additional
accountability requirements: Rule 6.12.6 NMAC (2006) requires each school district and charter school to develop and implement a policy that addresses student and employee wellness through a coordinated school health approach and must submit the policy to the
Public Education Department for Approval.
Of interest today, these compromises included questions of assessment and
accountability, an ongoing challenge for all Waldorf educators and a particular question for those in the sphere of
public education.
In awarding the accreditation, the association reported that Naper Settlement benefits from professional management, adherence to standards and a commitment to improvement,
public service,
accountability and fulfillment of its mission, to further
education and historical preservation.
Our bid was rejected because the Teachers Union stooped common - sense
education reforms like allowing more charter
public schools and demanding more
accountability from teachers in the classroom.»
Cuomo continues to push for
accountability and choice in
public education — even if, in the face of union opposition, he doesn't get all that he wants.
(7) to increase the
accountability of Federal
education programs to the President, the Congress, and the
public.
Increase the
accountability of Federal
education programs to the President, the Congress, and the
public.
Cuomo also famously doubled down on tying
education funding to performance and pushing for greater teacher
accountability, saying: «l learned that everyone in
public education has his or her own lobbyist.
To be the «students» lobbyist» — that is, to stand up to the teachers unions and their hirelings in the Legislature and bring standards and
accountability to
public education in New York.
Turning rhetoric into reality will be a tough call —
public spending cuts show no sign of letting up and the combination of rising demand for school places, lack of
accountability and cuts to
education budgets in real terms will need careful consideration if we are to improve standards and equity in
education within the next administration.
More than 800 UFT members boarded buses headed for Albany at dawn on March 27 to lobby state lawmakers for more
public school funding, charter school
accountability, an extended and enhanced millionaire's tax, support for Community Learning Schools and other important
education initiatives.
Public education in New York and around the country is undergoing tremendous change as parents and citizens demand more performance,
accountability and results.
A new report by the Foundation for
Education Reform and Accountability (FERA) argues that Governor Andrew Cuomo can use public school choice to significantly improve New York's public educatio
Education Reform and
Accountability (FERA) argues that Governor Andrew Cuomo can use
public school choice to significantly improve New York's
public educationeducation system.
The many initiatives discussed for changing
public education —
accountability, standards, standardized testing, homework, arts in the curriculum, and so on — comprise one side of that debate.
magazine hosted a videoconference this spring in HGSE's Learning Technologies Center with five national leaders in
education: Mitchell Chester, Ed.D.» 91, Assistant Superintendent for Accountability, Ohio Department of Education; Karen Mapp, Ed.D.» 99, Deputy Superintendent for Family and Community Engagement, Boston Public Schools; William Moloney, Ed.D.» 79, Colorado Commissioner of Education; Jennifer O'Day, Ed.D.» 73, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research; and Manuel Rivera, Ed.D.» 94, Superintendent, Rochester (NY) City School
education: Mitchell Chester, Ed.D.» 91, Assistant Superintendent for
Accountability, Ohio Department of
Education; Karen Mapp, Ed.D.» 99, Deputy Superintendent for Family and Community Engagement, Boston Public Schools; William Moloney, Ed.D.» 79, Colorado Commissioner of Education; Jennifer O'Day, Ed.D.» 73, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research; and Manuel Rivera, Ed.D.» 94, Superintendent, Rochester (NY) City School
Education; Karen Mapp, Ed.D.» 99, Deputy Superintendent for Family and Community Engagement, Boston
Public Schools; William Moloney, Ed.D.» 79, Colorado Commissioner of
Education; Jennifer O'Day, Ed.D.» 73, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research; and Manuel Rivera, Ed.D.» 94, Superintendent, Rochester (NY) City School
Education; Jennifer O'Day, Ed.D.» 73, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research; and Manuel Rivera, Ed.D.» 94, Superintendent, Rochester (NY) City School District.
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.
CORE and its member districts have partnered with TransformEd to assist member districts to fulfill
public reporting obligations under its federally - approved waiver from No Child Left Behind school
accountability provisions (NCLB waiver), approved by the US Department of
Education (USDOE) on August 6th, 2013.
Committee on Incentives and Test - Based
Accountability in
Public Education, M. Hout and S. W. Elliott (Eds.)
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,...
In The New Challenge for
Public Education: Secondary School Reform — Designs, Standards, and
Accountability.
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.»
When it comes to the study of implementing
education reforms, analysts tend to focus on the formal channels of implementation and the standard tools of
public administration — for example, intergovernmental hand - offs (federal to state to district to school), alignment of curriculum, assessment and other components of the reform, professional development, getting incentives right, and
accountability mechanisms.
Paul Peterson interviews Robert Shapiro, an expert on
public opinion, about how the partisan divide in
education policy is shifting, as issues of school quality and
accountability have produced «conflicted liberals,» at the same time that the presidential election is creating «conflicted conservatives.»
Further, it is unlikely that district authorizers will move beyond the regulatory - driven, compliance - based
accountability systems that are the hallmark of
public education or the troubling hit - and - miss formation of new schools that is raising questions about the ability of charter schools to deliver improvement on the scale that our country needs.
President - elect Donald Trump's selection of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of
Education has renewed the debate about
public accountability in school - choice programs.
Accountability proponent Margaret Spellings, U.S. secretary of
education from 2005 to 2009 and now president of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, defends the testing regime as a critical source of information, for educators as well as the
public, and argues for holding the line.
Modernizing state
accountability systems is not only good policy for district or multi-district online schools, but all of
public education would greatly benefit from the next generation of school
accountability frameworks.
A Nation at Risk stresses «excellence in
education;»
accountability; the need for a «Learning Society,» in which
education becomes a lifelong process; and a strong,
public commitment to schooling.
From the standpoint of
public accountability, mayors were the smart point of contact, those most naturally inclined to see the value of autonomy, flexibility, and choice; most likely to embrace an outcomes - based approach to governance; and most effective at articulating the value of
education to overall community well - being.
If the evolution of
public education delivery plays out like I expect, now - centralized government functions will largely break down into «support» and «
accountability» categories overseen by different entities.
According to the latest
Education Next (Ednext) poll, 60 percent of the
public supports the «federal
accountability law with no more than minor changes,» up 3 percent from 2008, but down 11 percent from 2007.
I first began analyzing the
accountability system for special
education two years ago, through a fruitful collaboration with Bryan C. Hassel of
Public Impact.
Accountability's edge is undoubtedly due not only to widespread
public support for the idea (see «What Americans Think about Their Schools,» Fall 2007), but to the fact that, as practiced, it has posed only a minimal threat to the great vested interests of American
education: local school boards, state departments of
education, schools of
education, and teacher unions.
Even when disabled students are in
public schools with Individual
Education Plans,
accountability for progress on the goals contained in those IEPs rests primarily with the parents.
Rather than focusing on the shortcomings of
public schooling, a more sensible approach to the problem will be increasing
accountability for the process of
public education.
It is imperative that governors, state chiefs of
education, and other local leaders vocally advocate for the potent change shaper of
accountability and convince the
public of that power.
The New Mexico State Board of
Education is putting into effect a new «staff -
accountability plan» designed to improve the performance of the 1,200 new teachers who enter the state's
public schools each year.
Despite the frequency with which
public programs rely on beneficiaries to hold the quality of services accountable, Sara Mead asserts in an
Education Sector report that, «
accountability to parents alone is insufficient to protect the
public interest or ensure taxpayer money is used well.»
by Brett Wigdortz, founder and CEO, Teach First; Fair access: Making school choice and admissions work for all by Rebecca Allen, reader in the economics of
education at the Institute of Education, University of London; School accountability, performance and pupil attainment by Simon Burgess, professor of economics at the University of Bristol, and director of the Centre for Market and Public Organisation; The importance of teaching by Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor at the Institute of Education, University of London; Reducing within - school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University o
education at the Institute of
Education, University of London; School accountability, performance and pupil attainment by Simon Burgess, professor of economics at the University of Bristol, and director of the Centre for Market and Public Organisation; The importance of teaching by Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor at the Institute of Education, University of London; Reducing within - school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University o
Education, University of London; School
accountability, performance and pupil attainment by Simon Burgess, professor of economics at the University of Bristol, and director of the Centre for Market and
Public Organisation; The importance of teaching by Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor at the Institute of
Education, University of London; Reducing within - school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University o
Education, University of London; Reducing within - school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief
education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University o
education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science
education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University o
education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of
education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University o
education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in
Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University o
Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in
education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University o
education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of
education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University o
education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of
Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University o
Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or
education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University o
education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of
Education, University o
Education, University of London.
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled in
education is convincing the American
public that we have had test - based
accountability.
Upon taking office in 1999, the governor pursued a multipronged strategy of
education reform: an emphasis on reading, standards and
accountability for
public schools, and new choice options for students.
He has the thoughtfulness, pragmatism, and leadership abilities needed to bring all the relevant players together to revitalize
public education, and to create sensible metrics for measuring progress and enhancing
accountability.
In the U.S., the principal lever for K - 12
public education reform for the last 40 years has been test - based
accountability.
In a similar vein, Jennifer Vranek and her colleagues at
Education First write, «Past
accountability systems were the darlings of policy makers, think tanks, foundations, editorial boards, and advocates; they rarely had the support of educators, school communities, and the
public writ large.
It's probably time for
education reformers and policymakers to admit that just pushing harder on test - driven
accountability as the primary tool for changing our creaky old
public school system is apt to yield more backlash than accomplishment
Our poor response was characterized by our not taking seriously enough the calls for increased
accountability for
public resources being committed to higher
education.
Education Reform Work Is Not Complete Regarding «Accountability Overboard» (features, Spring 2009), the heated rhetoric that the Massachusetts Readiness Project with its goal to move public education into the 21st century somehow represents a «wavering» on standards is off
Education Reform Work Is Not Complete Regarding «
Accountability Overboard» (features, Spring 2009), the heated rhetoric that the Massachusetts Readiness Project with its goal to move
public education into the 21st century somehow represents a «wavering» on standards is off
education into the 21st century somehow represents a «wavering» on standards is off the mark.