No Child Left Behind?

The Politics and Practice of School Accountability

By: Paul E. Peterson (Editor), Martin R. West (Editor)

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Paperback | 18 November 2003

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The 2002 No Child Left Behind Act is the most important legislation in American education since the 1960s. The law requires states to put into place a set of standards together with a comprehensive testing plan designed to ensure these standards are met. Students at schools that fail to meet those standards may leave for other schools, and schools not progressing adequately become subject to reorganization. The significance of the law lies less with federal dollar contributions than with the direction it gives to federal, state, and local school spending. It helps codify the movement toward common standards and school accountability. Yet NCLB will not transform American schools overnight. The first scholarly assessment of the new legislation, No Child Left Behind? breaks new ground in the ongoing debate over accountability. Contributors examine the law's origins, the political and social forces that gave it shape, the potential issues that will surface with its implementation, and finally, the law's likely consequences for American education.

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"...a revealing indication of how accountability, rather than markets, has become the current mantra." -Michael Duffy, The Times Educational Supplement, 3/5/2004

"... details how the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) changed from inception to signing, reviews its effects thus far, and forecasts its effects in the future.... The authors' critiques and cautions can serve as a guide for those involved in developing or implementing accountability systems." -Elizabeth Edgemon, University of Virginia, American School Board Journal, 8/1/2004

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Non-Fiction Politics & Government Central Government Central Government Policies Education Educational Strategies & Policy Philosophy & Theory of Education Organisation & Management of Education Examinations & Assessment

Preface	p. vii
The Politics and Practice of Accountability	p. 1
The Politics of Accountability
No Child Left Behind: Forging a Congressional Compromise	p. 23
Refining or Retreating? High-Stakes Accountability in the States	p. 55
Politics, Control, and the Future of School Accountability	p. 80
Rethinking Accountability Politics	p. 107
The Practice of School Accountability
Lessons about the Design of State Accountability Systems	p. 127
Unintended Consequences of Racial Subgroup Rules	p. 152
Charter School Achievement and Accountability	p. 177
The Effects of Accountability in California	p. 197
The Promise of Student Accountability
The "First Wave" of Accountability	p. 215
No Child Left Behind, Chicago Style	p. 242
A Closer Look at Achievement Gains under High-Stakes Testing in Chicago	p. 269
Central Exit Exams and Student Achievement: International Evidence	p. 292
Contributors	p. 325
Index	p. 327
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