Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
Author
| Thurlow, Martha | 6 |
| Altman, Jason | 2 |
| Quenemoen, Rachel | 2 |
| Albus, Deb | 1 |
| Albus, Debra | 1 |
| Bremer, Chris | 1 |
| Johnstone, Christopher | 1 |
| Lazarus, Sheryl | 1 |
| Liu, Kristin K. | 1 |
| Moen, Ross | 1 |
| Moore, Michael | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Reports - Evaluative | 3 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Secondary Education | 4 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Parents | 1 |
Location
| American Samoa | 1 |
| District of Columbia | 1 |
| Guam | 1 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 |
| Palau | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
| Virgin Islands | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Individuals with Disabilities… | 5 |
| No Child Left Behind Act 2001 | 5 |
| Elementary and Secondary… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textThurlow, Martha; Lazarus, Sheryl; Quenemoen, Rachel; Moen, Ross – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2010
The academic progress of students is an important indicator of educational success. For school accountability systems, using a growth model to report on a student's academic growth can be viewed as an addition to or a replacement for a status model. Status models compare the performance of a cohort of students in a grade one year with the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disabilities, Accountability, Student Improvement
Albus, Debra; Thurlow, Martha; Bremer, Chris – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2009
The 2006-2007 school year was the eighth annual reporting period since disaggregating the performance of students with disabilities on state and district-wide assessments was required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It is the fifth reporting period since the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), and the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Alternative Assessment, Special Needs Students, Disabilities
Altman, Jason; Thurlow, Martha; Vang, Mai – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2010
States and other educational entities receiving Part B funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) submitted their Annual Performance Reports (APRs) and Section 618 Table 6 data together to the U.S. Secretary of Education on or before February 1, 2009. These reports may have been modified during the following few months,…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Academic Achievement, Disabilities, Measurement
Johnstone, Christopher; Thurlow, Martha; Moore, Michael; Altman, Jason – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2006
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) and other recent changes in federal legislation have placed greater emphasis on accountability in large-scale testing. Included in this emphasis are regulations that require assessments to be accessible. States are accountable for the success of all students, and tests should be designed in a way that…
Descriptors: Measurement, Outcomes of Education, Inferences, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewed
Direct linkLiu, Kristin K.; Albus, Deb; Thurlow, Martha – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2006
IDEA and NCLB support the case for including English language learners with disabilities in standards-based reform and school accountability efforts. Few states make statewide data on the participation and performance of English language learners with disabilities publicly available. Therefore, district assessment data on English language learners…
Descriptors: Accountability, Limited English Speaking, Performance Based Assessment, Student Participation
Quenemoen, Rachel; Thurlow, Martha – US Department of Education, 2007
The purpose of this booklet is to introduce parents of students with disabilities to the "big ideas" contained in school improvement efforts under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and to provide them with the information they need to help ensure that their children…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Accountability
