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Signal and Symbol: How State and Local Policies Address Data-Informed Practice
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Jimerson, Jo Beth; Childs, Joshua – Educational Policy, 2017
Numerous actors influence how educational policies play out in practice, but this does not mean that policies themselves are without power. Policies are crafted and enacted in part because they serve as signal and symbol: How a policy is formally codified establishes expectations, exerts norming influence, and catalyzes shifts in how issues are…
Descriptors: State Policy, School Districts, Educational Policy, Informed Consent
Private Sector Contracting and Democratic Accountability
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DiMartino, Catherine; Scott, Janelle – Educational Policy, 2013
Public officials are increasingly contracting with the private sector for a range of educational services. With much of the focus on private sector accountability on cost-effectiveness and student performance, less attention has been given to shifts in democratic accountability. Drawing on data from the state of New York, one of the most active…
Descriptors: Accountability, Public Officials, Democracy, Educational Policy
Deciding Who Decides Questions at the Intersection of School Finance Reform Litigation and Standards-Based Accountability Policies
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Superfine, Benjamin Michael – Educational Policy, 2009
Courts hearing school finance reform cases have recently begun to consider several issues related to standards-based accountability policies. This convergence of school finance reform litigation and standards-based accountability policies represents a chance for the courts to reallocate decision-making authority for each type of reform across the…
Descriptors: Judges, Finance Reform, Educational Finance, Court Litigation
When Accountability Strategies Collide: Do Policy Changes That Raise Accountability Standards Also Erode Public Satisfaction?
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Jacobsen, Rebecca; Saultz, Andrew; Snyder, Jeffrey W. – Educational Policy, 2013
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requires that two accountability strategies--raising standards and public pressure through publicizing performance data--be implemented simultaneously. However, when coupled, they may produce an inappropriate consequence for public opinion. The public may misunderstand the drop in achievement that occurs when the bar is…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Policy, Academic Standards, Parent Attitudes
Improving Student Achievement through Labor-Management Collaboration in Urban School Districts.
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Urbanski, Adam – Educational Policy, 2003
States that central to any efforts to improve urban schools is the relationship between the school managers and the teachers' union. Recommendations include creating learner-centered schools; focusing on improving the knowledge and skills of teachers; negotiating "Living Contracts"; and expanding school choice by making public schools…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Cooperation, Educational Improvement
Educational Accountability and Students With disabilities: Issues and Challenges.
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McLaughlin, Margaret J.; Thurlow, Martha – Educational Policy, 2003
New accountability requirements contain provisions that mandate the participation of students with disabilities in large-scale assessments and the public reporting of these students' performance along with other important educational outcomes. Discusses the technical, legal, and practical challenges to implementing the new accountability mandates.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education