Sentences with phrase «subgroup accountability measures»

Not exact matches

As Richard Whitmire and I proposed earlier this year, simply requiring gender to be measured as part of subgroup accountability would do plenty to force states and districts into dealing seriously with this problem.

As an accountability measure, schools should undertake regular audits of course enrollments that analyze disparities in enrollment numbers among racial subgroups and that critically examine the criteria being used by teachers and counselors to determine student readiness for advanced coursework.

ESSA requires state accountability systems to annually measure five indicators that assess progress toward the state's long - term educational goals, with a particular focus on certain student subgroups: those who are economically disadvantaged, minorities, children with disabilities, and English language learners.

And in blessing moves to replace subgroup accountability with A-to-F grading systems and «super-subgroup» measures, schools and districts can ignore their obligations toward the poor and minority kids in their classrooms and still appear to be exemplary.