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Download full textRowland, Cortney; Feygin, Amy; Lee, Fanny; Gomez, Sebastian; Rasmussen, Claudette – American Institutes for Research, 2018
During the past decade, states and districts have made significant investments in developing systems to measure teacher performance. The goals of such systems are to improve practice, inform professional growth, and ultimately improve student learning. In the very best of these systems, educators know the expected teaching standards and receive…
Descriptors: School Districts, Communities of Practice, Vignettes, Accountability
Carroll, Kathleen – Grantmakers for Education, 2016
The recent passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) is an historic opportunity for education leaders and funders to think broadly about innovation in terms of goals and accountability. This case examines two examples of states where responsible innovation regarding goals and accountability is long underway, with the support of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Innovation, Grantsmanship, Grants
Direct linkHowes, Carollee, Ed.; Pianta, Robert C., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
Improving teacher quality in early education is a major part of ensuring young children's school readiness and closing the achievement gap. This is the book decision-makers and administrators need to begin developing coordinated, effective teacher quality systems--ones that not only get teachers ready for the classroom, but also promote continuous…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Teacher Effectiveness, Early Childhood Education, Incentives
Quenemoen, Rachel; Rigney, Susan; Thurlow, Martha – 2002
State assessment systems must address both technical and policy issues as assessments and accountability practices are developed and implemented. These technical and policy issues have been expanded from traditional large-scale assessment to new alternative assessment approaches required by law and developed in every state. The primary purpose of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
Peer reviewedKearns, Jacqueline Farmer; Kleinert, Harold L.; Kennedy, Sarah – Educational Leadership, 1999
Under the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments, all states must now include students with disabilities in statewide and districtwide educational assessments. So far, Kentucky is the only state with a comprehensive alternative portfolio-assessment program for students unable to participate in "regular" testing…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Lewis, Anne C. – School Administrator, 1996
Conflicting policy decisions, scaling difficulties, teacher resistance, and mediocre results are slowing adoption of authentic student-evaluation measures. With more conservative state leadership, California and Arizona rejected performance assessment, and other states have followed. Despite various setbacks, new assessments are becoming the norm.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Based Assessment
Peer reviewedKing, Richard A.; Mathers, Judith K. – Journal of Education Finance, 1997
Policymakers are exploring whether schools should be allocated state funds as rewards for improving student achievement and other performance indicators. Team-based rewards specified in 14 states' statutes represent a limited form of performance-based school finance. This article examines financial rewards in four states and makes policy…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Attendance, Dropout Rate
