Standards-based accountability under no child left behind experiences of teachers and administrators in three states

Since 2001-2002, standards-based accountability (SBA) provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) have shaped the work of public school teachers and administrators in the United States. NCLB requires each state to develop content and achievement standards in several subjects, administe...

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Other Authors: Hamilton, Laura S. (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation 2007.
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Summary:Since 2001-2002, standards-based accountability (SBA) provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) have shaped the work of public school teachers and administrators in the United States. NCLB requires each state to develop content and achievement standards in several subjects, administer tests to measure students' progress toward these standards, develop targets for performance on these tests, and impose a series of interventions on schools and districts that do not meet the targets. Many states had such systems in place before NCLB took effect, but, since 2001-2002, every state i
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (303 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-275).
ISBN:9781281180780
9786611180782
9780833042705