The New Accountability: High Schools and High-Stakes Testing
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (984 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415947057 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Standard-based accountability" has become a consistent buzzword emanating from the mouths of hopeful politicians-liberal and conservative-for almost twenty years. But does accountability work? The NewAccountability explores the current wave of assessment-based school accountability reforms, which combine two traditions in American education-public accountability and student testing.
They compellingly suggest that a second, honest look at contemporary reform strategy is needed for the schools serving America's teenagers.' Theodore R. "'These careful, thorough studies of what actually happens when the standards-and-assessment juggernaut hits the complex American comprehensive high school deserve careful pondering by the policy community. Sizer, Professor Emeritus, Brown University, USA"
. Martin Carnoy is Professor of Education and Economics at Stanford University. LeslieSiskin is currently Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities at Cambridge University. Richard Elmore is Gregory R. His work has appeared in Dollars and Sense, The American Prospect, Education Week, and Tikkun. Anrig Professor of E