Educational accountability is out of step — now more than ever
For many Americans, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light the large number of essential,...
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Kappan Contributor: Jack Schneider
Why ESSA has been reform without repair
The Every Student Succeeds Act has failed to fundamentally alter how the federal government...
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Putting the public back into public accountability
Current accountability systems fail to take into account what the public really wants from...
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The plight of the engaged scholar
For three years, I’ve been doing on-the-ground research in an urban school district. It is the...
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Building a better measure of school quality
A new framework for measuring school quality represents a fuller picture of what people care about in a school.
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The best of both worlds
Replacing machine-scored standardized tests with teacher-rated classroom assignments and accurate grading may represent our best hope for promoting both accountability and instruction.
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