ERIC Number: EJ773735
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 8
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High-Stakes Hustle: Public Schools and the New Billion Dollar Accountability
Baines, Lawrence A.; Stanley, Gregory Kent
Educational Forum, The, v69 n1 p8-15 Fall 2004
High-stakes testing costs up to $50 billion per annum, has no impact on student achievement, and has changed the focus of American public schools. This article analyzes the benefits and costs of the accountability movement, as well as discusses its roots in the eugenics movements of the early 20th century.
Descriptors: Costs, Public Schools, High Stakes Tests, Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Validity
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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