Sentences with phrase «research on the accountability»

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.

Later we also present the results of separate research on accountability that we conducted for a June 2002 Federal Reserve Bank of Boston conference.

As he explains; «probably the most robust finding to date from research on accountability policies is that the strongest initial predictors of the impact of policy on student performance are the attributes of schools rather than the attributes of the policies themselves.»

In her role, she supports the development of metrics for the CCSA accountability framework, conducts research on accountability and monitors the accountability landscape at a state and national level for implications for our members.

As working members of the Student Voice Collaborative, Aravis and Ben themselves contribute to the research on accountability and student engagement.

Entitled «School Account - ability and Indicator Systems: Implications for Policy Making in Massachusetts,» the policy advisory presented research on accountability policies and standards - based reform.

Not exact matches

That's according to a report Tuesday by the Wall Street Journal that's based on an analysis of 329 research papers identified by the Campaign for Accountability advocacy group as linked to Google in some way.

A strengthened and more independent Parliamentary Budget Office would promote greater understanding of complex budget issues; it would force the government to defend its economic and budget forecasts; it would promote a straightforward and more understandable and open budget process; it would promote accountability by commenting on the government's projections and analysis; finally, by being nonpartisan, it would provide research to all political parties.

A strengthened (more resources), and more independent (report to Parliament) PBO would promote greater understanding of complex budget issues; it would strengthen credibility by encouraging simplification and forcing the government to defend its economic and budget forecasts; it would improve the budget process by promoting a straightforward and more understandable and open process; it would promote accountability by commenting on the government's projections and analysis; finally, by being nonpartisan it would provide analysis and research to all political parties.

and Sherrod Brown (D - Ohio) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) asking the federal watchdog agency to research and report on the economic subsidy that too - big - to - fail banks receive as a result of actual or perceived taxpayer support.

Specifically, the PBFA has called for: Support for specialty crops; research on plant protein; removing» anti-competitive» policies to bridge the large competitive gap between commodities and specialty crops; support for organic crops; inclusion of transparency and accountability provisions; and referencing «plant - based foods that are major sources of Nutrients of Concern» in 7 USC Section 3157 under «competitive special and facilities research grants.»

He conducts research on political attitudes, public opinion and elections with a particular interest in campaigns, political representation and electoral accountability.

The report was authored by the Public Accountability Initiative, a Buffalo - based non-profit research organization focused on corporate and government accountability and released in partnership with New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness, Community Voices Heard aAccountability Initiative, a Buffalo - based non-profit research organization focused on corporate and government accountability and released in partnership with New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness, Community Voices Heard aaccountability and released in partnership with New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness, Community Voices Heard and VOCAL - NY.

«SERAP fears that the overbearing bill would inhibit and obstruct the ability of Nigerians to work collectively through local and international organizations on any human rights, transparency and accountability research or advocacy that may be deemed contrary to «the national interest» of Nigeria, or not «consistent with the programmes of government.»

The Vector - Borne Disease Research Transparency and Accountability Act of 2014 would form working groups on at least two high - incidence diseases to develop a scientific framework on how to move forward to fill gaps in research and patieResearch Transparency and Accountability Act of 2014 would form working groups on at least two high - incidence diseases to develop a scientific framework on how to move forward to fill gaps in research and patieresearch and patient care.

The Public Accountability Initiative, a Buffalo - based research group focused on corporate and government accountability, prepared a report revealing the back taxes and shared it with TheAccountability Initiative, a Buffalo - based research group focused on corporate and government accountability, prepared a report revealing the back taxes and shared it with Theaccountability, prepared a report revealing the back taxes and shared it with The Buffalo News.

Good research managers understand this implicitly: that relationships based on professionalism and mutual respect work far better than scales of accountability and incentive schemes in most knowledge - work settings.

Yet the cultures of these four stakeholder sectors in research — public, private, government, and voluntary — are quite different from each other, and each has its own advantages: flexibility, work - life balance, money, accountability, corporate citizenship, future career opportunities, travel demands and opportunities, and so on.

Just as construction on the facility comes to an end, a new Government Accountability Office report is criticizing NASA's plans for research at the International Space Station:

«So last year they asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to ask the six leading federal research agencies for data on their applicant pools.

-- Honesty in all aspects of research — Accountability in the conduct of research — Professional courtesy and fairness in working with others — Good stewardship of research on behalf of others

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.

Heather Hough, executive director of the research partnership between the CORE Districts and Policy Analysis for California Education, and President of the California State Board of Education Michael Kirst shared the logic behind California's dashboard with us in our Winter 2017 forum on state accountability systems.

One of the things we did through the leadership of the Chancellor was to develop a private funding initiative to support Regents Research Fellows, a new group of invaluable policy experts who are working with the new Commissioner on developing policy initiatives around complex regulatory structures surrounding such things as accountability.

If it can not be proved that those gains are due to improved school accountability, it is heartening to know that Margaret Raymond and Eric Hanushek found, in more precise estimates of accountability impacts, somewhat larger gains on the NAEP in those states that were the first to put accountability systems into place (see «High - Stakes Research,» features, Summer 2003).

Furthermore, test - based accountability is built on the assumption that test results are reliable proxies for success later in life, but research has called that assumption into question.

Based on a year - long research project, the report states that many teachers and pupils feel that statutory assessments «do not adequately capture pupils» achievements», partly because the accountability system «incentivises schools to pick certain qualifications».

Teacher research demonstrates the detrimental effects on English learners of replacing authentic literacy assessments with standardized assessments designed primarily for purposes of accountability.

He read the research, the data on curriculum narrowing and the unintended consequences of test - driven accountability practices.

But if Strauss is inclined to introduce professors fulsomely, she might let her readers know that I am the Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government and Director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University, who has spent years researching school governance, school choice, school accountability, and teacher effectiveness rather than referring to me as «Harvard's Paul E. Petersen.»

Three major developments of the past 20 years are now bearing fruit: 1) the creation of standards and accountability; 2) research on how the brain develops in early childhood and its implications for pre-K education and child care; and 3) an emerging focus on the single biggest factor in student achievement - teacher quality.

Dean Lagemann's talk, «Toward a More Adequate Science of Education,» focused specifically on creating new standards of accountability for education research, new infrastructure for research, and new programs of research training — as a means of linking theory and practice in powerful ways.

There are proposals for new approaches to public governance, research findings on the efficacy of decentralized systems, comparisons of cities that are expanding choice, ideas for accountability and school supply, and disagreements about who should have ultimate authority.

With respect to the research on test - based accountability, Principal Investigator Jimmy Kim adds: «While we embrace the overall objective of the federal law — to narrow the achievement gap among different subgroups of students — NCLB's test - based accountability policies fail to reward schools for making progress and unfairly punish schools serving large numbers of low - income and minority students.

Jennings also appears unaware that there are rigorous studies on the effects of NCLB and other high - stakes accountability systems, such as those by Thomas Dee and Brian Jacob (see «Evaluating NCLB,» research, Summer 2010) and those published by Stanford University researchers Eric Hanushek and Margaret Raymond in 2005, and Martin Carnoy and Susanna Loeb in 2002.

Research confirms that, by requiring states that had not previously implemented school accountability systems to do so, No Child Left Behind worked to generate modest improvements in student learning, concentrated in math and among the lowest - performing students — precisely those on whom the law was focused.

Existing research indicates accountability has had a positive impact on school performance but also that it could readily be improved.

Education - Parent Participation Link, Now a Harvard Study (The Indian Express) A new research project from Emmerich Davies is set to get underway in Delhi's schools to chart the impact that the presence of parents has on educational accountability.

It will provide evaluation and assessment support to help schools strengthen student achievement and accountability, and work to develop a clearinghouse of research and information on small schools.

Penned by AQA's head of curriculum Alison Wood and director of research and innovation Dr Anton Beguin, the publication calls for «a more effective balance between assessment and school accountability» and comments on how teacher assessment should be «professionalised, expert and should contribute substantially to students» results».

Research went unmentioned in a 2015 Government Accountability Office report on teacher - training programs.

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education and the Institute of Research, Advisory Committee on District & School Accountability

She is co-editor of The Handbook of Research on Educational Finance and Policy (Routledge, first edition, 2008 and second edition 2015), and the author of many articles on U.S. education policy, with a focus on school accountability, teacher labor markets, charter schools, and early childhood programs.

He has published or presented research on finance, assessment, accountability, standards, cost - effectiveness, education reform, history, and Constitutional issues.

For example, Head Start has been and continues to be a leader in its focus on family engagement and comprehensive services, on children with disabilities, and on children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds; in its commitments to accountability for program quality; in its investments in the professional development of the early childhood education workforce that led to the development of the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential; and in its commitment to and investment in research and evaluation to strengthen quality, improve child outcomes, and reduce the achievement gap.

Here, they draw on their experience, as well as the best available research and data, to show why improving schools will require overhauling the way financing, incentives, and accountability work in public education.

Third, the research on school accountability finds positive benefits on statewide systems of identifying low - performing schools, especially for our nation's most underserved children.

He was lead author on a study of the implications of behavioral science research for accountability in schools, describing the ways that accountability can be broadened beyond high - stakes testing to incorporate professional accountability systems that simultaneously incentivize and support improvement in teaching.

While the federal government funds the lion's share of education research, it is state and local governments that make most of the consequential decisions on such matters as curricula, teacher preparation, teacher training, and accountability.

More than a decade of research, at Harvard and elsewhere, on accountability, school improvement, and school organization has become «increasingly specific,» he said, «about the conditions that promote high - level learning and performance in educational institutions,» within classrooms and in systems as a whole.