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Peer reviewedAllington, Richard L.; McGill-Franzen, Anne – Educational Policy, 1992
Examines trends in the incidence of retention, remediation, and identification of students as handicapped in 12 New York State elementary schools across a period of high-stakes assessment and public accountability (1978-79 to 1988-89). A significant increase in the proportion of children retained in grade or identified as handicapped occurred…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Educational Change, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedMcLaughlin, Margaret J.; Thurlow, Martha – Educational Policy, 2003
New accountability requirements contain provisions that mandate the participation of students with disabilities in large-scale assessments and the public reporting of these students' performance along with other important educational outcomes. Discusses the technical, legal, and practical challenges to implementing the new accountability mandates.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
