England Refines Accountability Reforms. Lynn Olson.
by Olson, Lynn; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 16Institutions. Publisher: Education Week, 2004ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Competency based education | Education -- Great Britain | Education and state -- Great Britain | Educational accountability | Educational change | Educational tests and measurementsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "After a rapid rise, test scores for 11-year-olds have hit a plateau. One of the national teachers' unions has threatened to boycott exams. And critics charge that high-stakes accountability has narrowed the curriculum. Sound familiar? Perhaps. But the country where all that is occurring is England. For the past 16 years, Americans' allies across the Atlantic have pursued a national education strategy that bears a striking resemblance to elements of the No Child Left Behind Act and to the test-based accountability systems in individual states. As Tony Blair's Labor government tries to reinvigorate that agenda and restore its momentum, the lessons learned here may prove a harbinger for the United States." (EDUCATION WEEK) The author reviews England's school accountability system and considers the lessons it might offer for the U.S.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: England Refines Accountability Reforms, May 5, 2004; pp. 1+.
"After a rapid rise, test scores for 11-year-olds have hit a plateau. One of the national teachers' unions has threatened to boycott exams. And critics charge that high-stakes accountability has narrowed the curriculum. Sound familiar? Perhaps. But the country where all that is occurring is England. For the past 16 years, Americans' allies across the Atlantic have pursued a national education strategy that bears a striking resemblance to elements of the No Child Left Behind Act and to the test-based accountability systems in individual states. As Tony Blair's Labor government tries to reinvigorate that agenda and restore its momentum, the lessons learned here may prove a harbinger for the United States." (EDUCATION WEEK) The author reviews England's school accountability system and considers the lessons it might offer for the U.S.
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