Standards-based accountability under no child left behind :
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[Book]
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experiences of teachers and administrators in three states /
First Statement of Responsibility
Laura S. Hamilton [and others].
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Santa Monica, CA :
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Rand Corp.,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007.
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1 online resource (xxvi, 275 pages) :
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illustrations
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-275).
CONTENTS NOTE
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Ch. 1: Introduction -- ch. 2: Study design and methods -- ch. 3: SBA systems in California, Georgia, and Pennsylvania -- ch. 4: Educators' opinions about standards, assessments, and accountability -- ch. 5: School and district improvement strategies -- ch. 6: Instructional practices related to standards and assessments -- ch. 7: Perceived barriers to school improvement -- ch. 8: Conclusions and implications -- Appendix A: Sampling and survey responses -- Appendix B: Supplementary tables -- Appendix C: Superintendent, principal, and teacher surveys.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Since 2001-2002, standards-based accountability (SBA) provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) have shaped the work of public school teachers and administrators in the United States. NCLB requires each state to develop content and achievement standards in several subjects, administer tests to measure students' progress toward these standards, develop targets for performance on these tests, and impose a series of interventions on schools and districts that do not meet the targets. Many states had such systems in place before NCLB took effect, but, since 2001-2002, every state i.
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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22573/cttfx2g
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Standards-based accountability under no child left behind.