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Download full textCheek, Dennis W. – 2000
The state of Rhode Island has recently embarked in a new state accountability system for public elementary and secondary education. An overview of the system is provided, coupled with an understanding of accountability systems as technologies of social control. The ramifications of such technologies are discussed along with the costs, benefits,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
