NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Hoff, David J. – Education Week, 2008
This article reports that the six states that now have federal approval to change the way they hold schools accountable under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act will use six different ways to distinguish between schools with minor problems and those that need total overhauls. The variety of approaches will help inform Congress when it resumes…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Accountability, Federal Programs
Hoff, David J. – Education Week, 2008
As President Bush nears the end of his tenure, his administration is putting its final stamp on the No Child Left Behind Act and trying to lay the groundwork for the law's future. This article reports on the latest effort of President Bush's administration that will allow as many as 10 states to create alternative interventions for schools that…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Pilot Projects, Politics of Education
Hoff, David J. – Education Week, 2008
Six years after the No Child Left Behind Act became law, many states still haven't completed one of its most important tasks: establishing a testing system that meets the law's requirement that they track all students' progress toward proficiency in reading and math. Although the progress has been slow, U.S. Department of Education officials and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Testing
Hoff, David J. – Education Week, 2007
All states that meet federal criteria will now be allowed to take part in the U.S. Department of Education's 2-year-old experiment with "growth models," which let states measure individual students' achievement gains as a way of ensuring accountability under the No Child Left Behind Act. After originally capping participation at 10…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Pilot Projects, Academic Achievement, Accountability
Hoff, David J. – Education Week, 2007
In the debate over the future of the No Child Left Behind Act, policymakers, educators, and researchers seem to agree on one thing: The federal law's accountability system should be rewritten so it rewards or sanctions schools on the basis of students' academic growth. The U.S. Department of Education recently reaffirmed the Bush administration's…
Descriptors: Sanctions, Models, Federal Legislation, Pilot Projects
Olson, Lynn; Hoff, David J. – Education Week, 2005
Following months of pressure from states and education groups, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has announced a pilot program that will let some states use what are known as growth models to evaluate the success of schools and districts under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Growth models track the progress of youngsters over…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods