Universities across the nation have been called upon to provide evidence of student learning through direct means of assessment. Value-added assessment, which aims to document the development of student learning from the beginning of the university experience to the end, has been called "accountability's new frontier" by the American…

Several states had an assessment that they considered to be an alternate assessment based on modified academic achievement standards (AA-MAS) in place, or in development, when the April 2007 federal regulations on modified achievement standards were finalized. This article uses publicly available information collected by the National Center on…

North Dakota connects the collective power and potential of college and university systems to the economic development, education, and training needs of the state. (Contains 1 table.)

An exchange of flexibility for accountability placed the responsibility for being accountable at the campus level. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.)

The Cooperative Extension Program Evaluation Survey tests seven variables: behavioral change, tax dollars, support, family coping, quality of life, self-esteem, and stress and depression. Tests in family life programs in two states with 244 participants demonstrated its usefulness. (SK)

Describes research related to the effectiveness of past efforts at school improvement as well as the evolution of the self-study/school improvement process in North Dakota. Uses three components of school accountability cited by L. Darling-Hammond (1992) as a backdrop. (SLD)

Summarizes recent developments in educational adequacy and finance-equity court cases around the country, highlighting the differences and the relationship between traditional finance-equity claims and more recent educational adequacy claims. The most sweeping decision occurred in Alabama; a state trial court will monitor mandated reforms in…