This book presents the views of teachers, teacher educators, and administrators who write about accountability, testing, and standards programs. The chapters are: (1) "From Policy to Practice: The Research" (Allan A. Glatthorn); (2) "New York's Test-Driven Standards" (Jean Fontana); (3) "Voices from a Native American Classroom in Nebraska" (Katherine Bauer-Sanders); (4) "Educational Reform in Texas" (Kathy Hogan); (5) "California: The Golden State" (Carol Jago); (6) "Developing Rigorous Standards in Massachusetts" (James Kelleher); (7) "Vermont's Standards and the Teacher Adventure" (Patricia McGonegal); (8) "Politics, Pedagogy, and Professional Development in Michigan" (Laura Schiller); (9) "Observations of a Novice Teacher in North Carolina" (John Walsh); (10) "In Colorado, People Should Ask Not What Standards Can Do for Them, But What They Can Do for Standards" (Rob Weil); (11) "Teachers' Perspectives: A Colleague's Commentary" (Jean Fontana); and (12) "Standards, Tests, and Accountability: What They Mean for the Classroom Teacher" (Allan Glatthorn). (SLD)