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The Challenge of Improving Instruction in Urban High Schools: Case Studies of the Implementation of the Chicago Academic Standards.
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Wong, Kenneth K.; Anagnostopoulos, Dorothea; Rutledge, Stacey; Edwards, Claudia – Peabody Journal of Education, 2003
Explores the complexity of balancing curricular standards and accountability with professional creativity and development, focusing on four Chicago high schools that range from a college prep magnet school to a reconstituted school. The paper looks at how teachers respond to curricular standards, frameworks, and assessments and how they shape…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Improvement, Secondary Education
The Challenge of Improving Instruction in Urban High Schools: Case Studies of the Implementation of the Chicago Academic Standards.
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Wong, Kenneth K.; Anagnostopoulos, Dorothea; Rutledge, Stacey; Edwards, Claudia – 2001
In 1998, the Chicago Public Schools piloted the Chicago Academic Standards Exam (CASE) to assess how well students had learned the content and processes delineated in the Chicago Academic Standards (CAS) and Frameworks. This report examines the implementation of district curricular standards and assessments and the effects on teaching in four high…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Administrator Attitudes, Board of Education Policy